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There was a path to a title for Canadian Leylah Fernandez in Birmingham – if she could get through it.
First, Ajla Tomljanovic, a player coming back from injury who’s already had a good week winning two matches.
Then – only No. 7 seed Anastasia Potapova along the way.
In the end, after a great start, the Canadian’s serve collapsed on her, Tomljanovic brought out her grass-court gravitas, and it was just about one-way traffic after that.
In Berlin, mostly rain. Saturday will be a busy one.
(Berlin is 6 hours ahead of EDT; Birmingham 5 hours)
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ecotrans Ladies Open
Location: Berlin, Germany
Surface: Grass
Category: WTA 500
Dates: June 17 – 23, 2024
Prize money: €232,244
Draws: S28 – D16
Friday, June 21, 2024
Final results
Singles, quarterfinals
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def [3] Elena Rybkina (KAZ) 31 retd
[4] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs [Q] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 76 (2) 36 42 – suspended
[1] Coco Gauff (USA) vs [8] Ons Jabeur (TUN) [2] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) vs Anna Kalinskaya (RUS)
Doubles semifinal
Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai (CHN) def [2] Demi Schuurs (NED) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) 64 76 (4)
Doubles quarterfinal
Linda Noskova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) / Paula Badosa (ESP) WALKOVER
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Rothesay Classic
Location: Birmingham, UK
Surface: Grass
Category: WTA 250
Dates: June 17 – 23, 2024
Prize money: $267,082
Draws: S32 – D16
Friday, June 21, 2024
Final results
Singles, quarterfinals
[PR] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def [6] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 16 63 62
[7] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def [2] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 61 64
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def. Diana Shnaider (RUS) 57 64 62
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def [LL] Caroline Dolehide (USA) 63 67 (2) 61
Doubles quarterfinal
[4] Asia Muhammad (USA) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) def. Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) 36 63 [10-6]
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