In the Surbiton W100 tennis tournament, (Q) Emily Appleton achieved a career-best win by ranking, defeating Taylah Preston. Naiktha Bains led 3-0 but lost to Olivia Gadecki. Appleton will face Alison van Uytvanck next. Sarah Beth Grey & Tara Moore advanced to the final. Emina Bektas & Aleksandra Krunić won their match. In the Surbiton Challenger, Julian Cash & Robert Galloway won their match and will face Nicolas Barrientos & Diego Hidalgo in the final. In Nottingham, Katie Boulter defeated Harriet Dart in a tough match.
Nottingham Challenger R1: No. 2 seed Dan Evans had just been taken to a 3rd set by Dominic Stephan Stricker SUI WR 144 (CH 88 in Jan) when play was suspended for darkness - 6-3 4-6
Nottingham WTA R1: (Q) Kimberly Birrell AUS WR 148 (CH 100 in 2023) denied fellow-(Q) Emily Appleton another good main draw run this week - the Aussie former top 100 player won 3&5 :-(
Leicestershire's Katie Boulter is through to the 2nd round here in Nottingham. 🎾 The British No 1 and defending champion overcame British No 2 Harriet Dart in a tight match on Centre Court. Interview here 👇 @ITVCentral https://t.co/rRTFEN1d9V
Nottingham Challenger R1: (WC) @PaulJubb3's good grass court form continued too - he celebrated his return to the top 300 today by upsetting no. 7 seed Duje Ajduković CRO WR 136 (CH 115 in Apr), 162 places above him, 7-6(1) 6-4, his 9th win against a top 150 player :-)
Nottingham Challenger: (Q) @jakefearnley01 has drawn (Alt) Bu Yunchaokete CHN WR 192 (CH 164 in 2023) in R1, while (Q) @henrysearle_ will play former top 60 player Denis Kudla USA WR 166 (CH 53 in 2016).
Nottingham Challenger FQR: No. 9 Q seed @charliebroom98 defeated Blake Ellis AUS WR 377 (CH 348 in 2019) 4&4 :-) He will play Surbiton quarter-finalist Shintaro Mochizuki JPN WR 142 (CH 129 in 2023) in R1.
Nottingham Challenger FQR: No. 5 Q seed Sho Shimabukuro JPN WR 215 (CH 143 in 2023) defeated Aidan McHugh 4&3 :-( Top seed @cam_norrie will try to prevent Sho from making it hat-track of wins against Brits when they meet in R1.
Nottingham Challenger FQR: (WC) Jack Pinnington Jones made it another good day for @TCUMensTennis Brits by defeating compatriot & no. 10 Q seed Felix Gill 2&2 to qualify. He then drew @StanfordTennis's (WC) @ArthurFery02 in R1. H2H 0-1 - Arthur won 4&5, Sharm el Sheikh M15 2021. https://t.co/m9nxgU6zMt
Nottingham WTA R1: Former top 50 player (Q) Linda Fruhvirtová CZE WR 139 (CH 49 in 2023) is having a lot more luck against Brits than she did last week - having dispatched two to qualify, today she beat Lily Miyazaki in the main draw 4&5 :-(
Nottingham WTA: In R2, (WC) @HeatherWatson92 will take on 2016 champion & former world no. 1 Karolína Plíšková CZE, seeded 6. They have only played each other once before, in the Prague W100+H QFs back in 2014 - Heather upset KP (& the home crowd) 2&4 on her way to the title!
Nottingham WTA R1: Defending champion & GB no. 1 @katiecboulter came from a set down to edge out GB no. 2 Harriet Dart 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5. Such a pity these two had to meet two rounds earlier than last year instead of, say, two rounds later! https://t.co/pk1Ukb48iQ
Hear her roar 🗣️ The defending champ @katiecboulter bounces back for the win over Dart! #RothesayOpen https://t.co/0m3DWRv8Cg
Katie Boulter gets the win against Harriet Dart 💪 A hard-fought victory against the British number two in the Nottingham Open first round. #BBCTennis | @the_LTA https://t.co/yliRSolCnr
The defending champion in Nottingham survives 💪 @katiecboulter comes back from a set down to defeat Harriet Dart 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5 to reach the second round. #RolandGarros https://t.co/o796unadOb
How did she get that? 😯👏 Check out Katie Boulter's fantastic lob for today's @BetMGM Shot of the Day! #RothesayOpen https://t.co/gArsxXe9pe
Going the distance 🏃♀️ After dropping the opening set, defending champion Katie Boulter fights back to win the second set 6-4 over Harriet Dart and forces a decider in Nottingham. #RothesayOpen https://t.co/zMMoy3y6kB
On her own turf 💚 @HeatherWatson92 battles back to defeat Day in a three set thriller 4-6, 6-0, 6-4! #RothesayOpen https://t.co/uygxNzZQiU
Harriet Dart takes the opening set against Katie Boulter 💪 Can the British number one fight back at the Nottingham Open? #BBCTennis | @the_LTA https://t.co/ZpisbFGNq8
Nottingham WTA R1: (WC) @HeatherWatson92, a semi-finalist here last year, fights back strongly from a set down to defeat Kayla Day USA 130 (CH 84 in Apr), 28 places above her, 4-6 6-0 6-4 :-) Both players had lost their last 4 matches and it was Heather who held her nerve today! https://t.co/ciRroP195W
Nottingham Challenger FQR: Well done also to (WC) @henrysearle_, who upset no. 11 Q seed Luke Saville AUS WR 347 (CH 152 in 2015), 283 places above him, 6-4 7-6(0) to qualify :-) He has qualified with two of the five best wins by ranking of his career so far! https://t.co/vbmQGwwX1B
Nottingham Challenger FQR: Well done to @jakefearnley01, who achieved a new career best win by ranking for the second time in as many days, upsetting no. 3 Q seed Mark Lajal ESP WR 272 (CH 191 in 2023), 253 places above him, 2&4 to qualify! :-) https://t.co/XZK6NZShzA
Nottingham Challenger Q: In the FQR, @aidymchugh will take on no. 5 Q seed Sho Shimabukuro JPN WR 215 (CH 143 in 2023), whom he beat 6-3 4-6 6-1 in R1 of the Winnipeg Challenger in 2022.
Nottingham Challenger QR1: When the match resumed this morning, @aidymchugh closed out the 2nd set (he had been 4-0 up overnight) and then won the decider to defeat no. 12 Q seed James McCabe AUS WR 348 (CH 258 in 2023) 6-7(2) 6-2 6-2 :-)
Nottingham Challenger QR1: In the last singles match of the day, @aidymchugh had lost the 1st set tiebreak 7-2 but had begun a strong fightback, winning 4 games in a row to lead the 2nd set 4-0 when play was suspended. Good luck to Aidan when they resume tomorrow!
Nottingham Challenger QR1: No. 9 Q seed @charliebroom98 defeated (WC) Harry Wendelken 4&2 and will play Blake Ellis AUS WR 372 (CH 348 in 2019) for a place in the main draw.
Nottingham WTA: (WC) @EmmaRaducanu's R1 opponent is also now known - she will play (Q) Ena Shibahara JPN WR 279 (=CH).
Nottingham QR1: In the FQR, (Alt) @jakefearnley01 will take on no. 3 Q seed Mark Lajal EST WR 213 (CH 191 in 2013), who defeated (WC) Patrick Brady in 3 sets, 6-3 3-6 6-0 :-(
Nottingham Challenger QR1: Well done to (Alt) @jakefearnley01 on a career best win by ranking! In a duel between former college players, he came from a set down to upset no. 8 Q seed Clément Chidekh FRA WR 280 (CH 265 in Apr), 242 places above him, 2-6 6-3 7-6(4) :-) https://t.co/6enw3XYi6w
Nottingham WTA: (WC) @EmmaRaducanu's R1 opponent is also now known - she will play (Q) Ana Shibahara JPN WR 279 (=CH).
Nottingham Challenger QR1: In the FQR, (WC) Henry Searle will take on no. 11 Q seed Luke Saville AUS WR 322 (CH 152 in 2015), who has just knocked out Giles Hussey (who had 2 set points in the long 1st set tiebreak) 7-6(8) 6-2 :-(
Nottingham WTA FQR: @ejappleton14 comes from a set down to win the battle between two Brits who beat multiple higher-ranked players in Surbiton last week, defeating (WC) Naiktha Bains 4-6 6-2 6-2 to qualify here for the 2nd year in a row!
Nottingham WTA QR1: (WC) Beth Grey goes out 3&4 to the 2022 US Open girls' champion, no. 2 Q seed Alexandra Ella PHI WR 157 (=CH) :-(
Nottingham WTA QR1: (WC) Amelia Rajecki took top Q seed Linda Fruhvirtová CZE WR 144 (CH 49 in 2023) to 3 sets but the Czech player, one of Emily's victims in Surbiton last week, ended up edging her out 6-1 4-6 7-5 :-(
Nottingham WTA: In the 3rd quarter of the draw, the GB top 2 have drawn each other in R1 :-(, a rematch of last year's QF - no. 3 seed & defending champion @katiecboulter will play @harriet_dart. H2H 5-1 (*)
Nottingham WTA Q: (WC) Amelia Rajecki will face top Q seed Linda Fruhvirtová CZE WR 144 (CH 49 in 2023) in QR1, @SamMurray87 will take on no. 10 Q seed Carol Zhao CAN WR 221 (CH 131 in 2018), and the winners will play each other for a place in the main draw.
Surbiton W100 Final: (WC) Beth Grey & Tara Moore lost the final 1&1 to Emina Bektas USA & Aleksandra Krunić SRB :-( but it has still been a very good week for the British pair!
Surbiton Challenger SF: No. 4 seeds Nicolas Barrientos COL & Diego Hidalgo ECU upset no. 2 seeds Lloyd Glasspool & Yuki Bhambri IND 6-3 7-6(7) :-(, so the South Americans will be the opponents for no. 3 seeds @cash_julian & Robert Galloway USA in the final.
Surbiton Challenger QF: (WC) Arthur Féry & Marcus Willis fought from a set down to match point up at *9-8 in the match tiebreak but no. 4 seeds Nicolas Barrientos COL & Diego Hidalgo ECU managed to escape with a 6-2 3-6 11:9 win :-( So, they'll play Lloyd & Yuki in the SFs.
Surbiton W100 R2: Former top 100 player (Q) Harmony Tan FRA WR 226 (CH 90 in 2022) won the first 5 games and the last 5 games of the match to defeat (WC) Katy Dunne 1&2 :-(
Surbiton W100 SF: Well done to (WC) @SarahBethGrey & @TaraMoore92, who have marched into the final! They battled from 2-6 down in the match tiebreak, saving match point at 8-9, to edge out Swiss pair Viktorija Golubic / Céline Naef 7-6(5) 2-6 13:11! :-) (1/2)
Surbiton W100 QF: Emina Bektas USA & Aleksandra Krunić SRB defeated Emily Appleton & Lily Miyazaki 7-6(6) 6-4 :-( and are already playing no. 3 seeds @harriet_dart & Greet Minnen BEL in the semi-finals.
Surbiton Challenger QF: No. 3 seeds @cash_julian & Robert Galloway USA, the only seeded pair left in the top half of the draw, defeated Ryan Seggerman / Patrik Trhac USA in two very tight sets, 7-5 7-6(12) :-) They will also find out their SF opponents later today.
Surbiton W100 R2: In the QFs, (Q) @ejappleton14 will play 2022 champion Alison van Uytvanck BEL WR 397 (CH 37 in 2018), who has also just won 6 of the last 7 games against a Brit, upsetting no. 5 seed Harriet Dart 6-2 3-6 6-3 :-(
Surbiton W100 R2: (Q) Naiktha Bains wasn’t far away from a fourth win in a row when she went 3-0 up in the 3rd set against fellow-qualifier Olivia Gadecki AUS WR 162 (CH 120 in Jan) but the Aussie won 6 of the next 7 games to go through 6-3 2-6 6-4 :-(
Surbiton W100 R2: Congratulations to (Q) @ejappleton14 on a career best win by ranking! She won her 4th match in a row here by defeating the player who had upset the top seed in R1, Taylah Preston AUS WR 137 (CH 134 in Mar; junior CH 10 in 2022), 262 places above her, 3&2! :-)