October 1, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Some catching up to do because of rain in Tuesday in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, with Canadian Carson Branstine having won the first set against No. 1 seed Liudmila Samsonova but dropping the second.

Perhaps that was to prove serendipitous for the Can-American to restart the momentum as they played the decider on Wednesday. And indeed, it did as she upset the defending champion in her WTA Tour main-draw debut.

After that, she and countrywoman and pal Bianca Andreescu took on the No. 2 seeds in doubles, as Cana-Kiwi Erin Routliffe faced the British dream team of Raducanu and Boulter at Queen’s Club.

(‘s-Hetogenbosch is 6 hours ahead of EDT; London is 5 hours ahead)

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The HSBC Campionships
Location: London, UK
Surface: Grass
Category: WTA 500
Dates:
June 9 – 15, 2025
Prize money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16

 

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Final results

 

Singles, second round

[Q] Tatjana Maria (GER) def [6] Karolina Muchova (CZE) 67 (3) 75 61

 

[2] Madison Keys (USA) def [Q] Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 63 62

[3] Emma Navarro (USA) def Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 16 76 (4) 63

[8] Amanda Anisimova (USA) def. [WC] Sonay Kartal (GBR) 61 63

 

 

Doubles, first round

[1] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) def. [WC] Katie Boulter / Emma Raducanu (GBR) 62 75

 

[2] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Diana Shnaider (RUS) def iuliana Olmos (MEX) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) 64 75

[3] Ellen Perez (AUS) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) 76 (3) 76 (5)

 

 

Yulia Putintseva / Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 63 57 [10-6] 

 

 

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Libéma Open
Location: ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NED
Surface: Grass
Category: WTA 250
Dates:
June 9 – 15, 2025
Prize money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Final results

 

Singles, second round

[2] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 60 75

[8] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def Greet Minnen (BEL) 64 61

 

Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def Bernarda Pera (USA) 61 76 (4)

 

 

 

Singles, first round

[Q] Carson Branstine (CAN) def [1] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 64 57 61

 

[Q] Elena Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def. [Q] Isis Louise Van Den Broek (NED) 62 61

Maria Sakkari (GRE) def. [WC] Anouk Koevermans (NED) 63 64

 

 

 

Doubles, quarterfinal

[2] Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) def. [WC] Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine (USA) 75 63

 

 

 

Doubles, first round

[3] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def Angelica Moratelli (ITA) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 63 62

 

 

Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Magda Linette (POL) def Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai (CHN) 76 (3) 46 [10-2]

Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Nina Stojanovic (SRB) def Ann Li (USA) / Lulu Sun (NZL) 64 76 (7)

Magali Kempen (BEL) / Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def Anastasia Detiuc (CZE) / Bibiane Schoofs (NED) 64 61 

 

 

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