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Five seeds in action in Rouen, including No. 1 Pavlyuchenkova and No. 2 Caroline Garcia.

As for Stuttgart, they hasworld No. 1 and new Lancôme ambassador Iga Swiatek, plus No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina.

And Ons Jabeur, and … Marta Kostyuk, who saved five match points in beating Zheng Qinwen.

Basically there are no weak spots in this 28-player, top-shelf draw.

ATP Tour – Thursday, April 18, 2024 final results

(Stuttgart and Rouen are 6 hours ahead of EDT; Oeiras is 5 hours ahead)

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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Surface: Indoor Clay
Category: WTA 500
Dates: April 15 – 21, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S28 – D16

Thursday, April 18, 2024
Final results

Singles, second round

Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def [5] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 62 46 75

Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def [7] Ons Jabeur (TUN) 76 (8) 64

 

[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def. Elise Mertens (BEL) 63 64

[4] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 76 (3) 16 64

[6] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 76 (5) 61

 

[WC] Emma Raducanu (GBR) def Linda Noskova (CZE) 60 75

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

[2] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) / Laura Siegemund (GER) def. Liudmila Samsonova / Diana Shnaider (RUS) 61 63

 

Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def [WC] Nastasja Schunk / Ella Seidel (GER) 61 62

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def Paula Badosa (ESP) / Ons Jabeur (TUN) WALKOVER

Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ingrid Neel (EST) def Anastasia Potapova / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 36 64 [10-3]

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Open Capfinances Rouen Métropole
Location: Rouen, France
Surface: Indoor Clay
Category: WTA 250
Dates: April 15 – 21, 2024
Prize money: $267,082
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, April 18, 2024
Final results

Singles, second round

Arantxa Rus (FRA) def [1] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 63 16 63

[Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def [7] Clara Burel (FRA) 60 26 63

 

[2] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 61 60

[3] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def Martina Trevisan (ITA) 62 63

[4] Yuan Yue (CHN) def Varvara Gracheva (FRA) 64 46 76 (6)

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

[PR] Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) def. Quinn Gleason (USA) / Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) 75 60

 

Nao Hibino (JPN) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) def Arantxa Rus (NED) / Mayar Sherif (EGY) WALKOVER

 

Doubles, first round

[4] Lidziya Marozava (BLR) / Kimberley Zimmerman (BEL) def. Sloane Stephens (USA) / Yuan Yue (CHN) 64 75

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Oeiras Ladies Open
Location: Oeiras, Portugal
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Category: WTA 125 (Joint event w/ATP Challenger)
Dates: April 15 – 21, 2024
Prize money: $164,000
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, April 18, 2024
Final results

Singles, second round

Francisca Jorge (POR) def [7] Renata Zarazua (MEX) 63 75

 

Suzan Lamens (NED) def [LL] Julia Avdeeva (RUS) 75 60

[LL] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) def Sinja Kraus (AUT) 76 (4) 63

[WC] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def. Francesca Jones (GBR) 64 76 (6)

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Miriam Kolodziejova / Anna Kiskova (CZE) def. Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) / Renata Zarazua (MEX) 64 61

[2] Harriet Dart (GBR) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def Aliona Falei (BLR) / Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 61 64

[3] Luksika Kumkhum / Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) def. Carmen Corley / Ivana Corley (USA) 63 63

 

Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge (POR) def Isabelle Haverlag / Susan Lamens (NED) 63 64

ATP Tour – Wednesday, April 17, 2024 final results

WTA Tour – Wednesday, April 17, 2024 final results

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