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There are two seeded players in action in Budapest on Thursday.

And as it happens, they are the only two seeds left in the women’s draw, with the quarterfinalists already decided in the bottom half.

You would think that a Diana Shnaider v Wang Xiyu semi, if it happens, would be the defacto final. But a lot of road still to roam.

In Palermo, top seed and wild card Zheng Qinwen is looking to pick off a pre-Olympic title.

(Palermo and Budapest six hours ahead of EDT)

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Hungarian Grand Prix
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Red Clay
Dates: July 11 – 17, 2022
Prize money: €232,244
Draws: S32 – D16 

Thursday, July 18, 2024
Final results

Singles, second round

Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) def [3] Wang Xiyu (CHN) 76 (4) 63

[1] Diana Shnaider (RUS) def. [Q] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 63 63

Eva Lys (GER) def Bernarda Pera (USA) 76 (6) 41 retd

[LL] Ella Seidel (GER) def Anna Bondar (HUN) 75 75

Doubles semifinal

[2] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) def. Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Christina Rosca (USA) 61 63

Doubles quarterfinal

Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) def Amina Anshba (RUS) / Emily Appleton (GBR) 63 64

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35° Palermo Ladies Open
Location: Palermo, Italy
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Red Clay
Dates: July 15 – 21, 2024
Prize money: €232,244
Draws: S32 – D16 

Thursday, July 18, 2024
Final results

[1/WC] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def. Petra Martic (CRO) 64 64

[7] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) def. Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 63 62 

Ann Li (USA) def Erica Andreeva (RUS) 63 46 64

Chloe Paquet (FRA) def Maria Lourdes Carlé (ARG) 63 61

Doubles, quarterfinals

Latisha Chan (TPE) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def [3] Camila Rosatello (ITA) / Kimberley Zimmerman (BEL) 60 75

[WC] Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers (ESP) / Aurota Zantedeschi (ITA) def [4] Angelica Moratelli (ITA) / Sabrina Santamaria (ESP) 64 63

[1] Alexandra Panova / Yana Sizikova (RUS) def [WC] Anastasia Abbagnato / Giorgia Pedone (ITA) 62 64

[2] Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) def Quinn Gleason (USA) / Conny Perrin (SUI) 75 63

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