Sunday 19 June 2022

Final push to Wimbledon ATP 250 / WTA 500 and 250



"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."
Frances Hodgson Burnett


Rothesay International, Great Britain WTA 500
Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 250
Rothesay International, Great Britain ATP 250
Mallorca Championships, Spain ATP 250


RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022, London, England

Congratulations to the winners of last week's tourneys;
Halle, Germany

Singles - H. Hurkacz
Doubles - H. Granollers/H. Zeballos

Cinch, Great Britain

Singles - M. Berrettini
Doubles - N. Mektic/M. Pavic

Bett1, Germany

Singles - Ons Jabeur
Doubles - S. Sanders/K. Siniakova

Birmingham, Great Britain

Singles - B. Haddad Maia
Doubles - J. Ostapenko/L. Kichenok


Rothesay International Eastbourne WTA 500
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
Eastbourne, Great Britain
June 19 - 25, 2022

Surreal Semponium 'Destiny' - Selected Plant of the Year at The RHS Chelsea Show 2022, London, England

Surface: Grass

Draw: Singles 64, Doubles 16

This is the 47th edition of the tournament for the women, and it is a joint tourney with the ATP. 

Defending Champion: Jelena Ostapenko (defeated Anett Kontaveit)

The big news is that Serena Williams is back after about a year away from competition. She will play doubles with Ons Jabeur.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Paula Badosa, Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari, Karolina Pliskova, Garbine Muguruza, Barbora Krejcikova, Jelena Ostapenko, Elena Rybakina, Jil Teichmann, Madison Keys, Camila Giorgi, Elise Mertens, Petra Kvitova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Yulia Putintseva, Alison Riske

All the seeds have a first-round bye.

Wildcards: Brits Katie Boulter, Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart

Withdrawals include: Gauff, Collins, Fernandez, Kontaveit (effects of Covid), Vondrousova



Bad Homburg Open WTA 250
TC Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg, Germany
June 19 - 25, 2022

The Kurpark, Bad Homburg, Germany. The Kurpark covers an area of nearly 40 hectares and is designed as an English landscape park, with spacious lawns and solitary trees, dense groups of bushes, avenue, curving paths and a small lake. It is one of Germany's largest and loveliest spa parks.

Surface: Grass

Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 16

This is just the 2nd edition of this tourney, a welcome addition to WTA grass tournaments. 

Defending champion: Angelique Kerber (defeated Katerina Siniakova)

Seeds (in order of seeding): Daria Kasatkina, Belinda Bencic, Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep, Veronika Kudermetova, Amanda Anisimova, Martina Trevisan, Liudmila Samsonova

Notables include: Bianca Andreescu, Alize Cornet, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Sloane Stephens

Wildcards: German players Tatjana Maria, Julie Niemeier

Withdrawals include: Alexandrova, Azarenka, Sabalenka



Rothesay International ATP 250
Devonshire Park LTC
Eastbourne, Great Britain
June 20 - 25, 2022

At The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022, London, England - some folks really get into the spirit of the event

Surface: Grass

Draw: Singles 28, Doubles 16

This is the 11th edition of the tournament for the men, and is a joint tourney with a WTA 500.

Defending champion: Alex de Minaur (won against Lorenzo Sonego)

Seeds (in order of seeding): Cameron Norrie, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, Diego Schwartzman, Reilly Opelka, Alex de Minaur, Frances Tiafoe, Holger Rune

Other notables include: Alexander Bublik, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Daniel Evans, Tommy Paul

Wildcards: Brits Jay Clarke, Jack Draper, Ryan Peniston

Withdrawals include Cilic and Monfils



Mallorca Championships ATP 250
Santa Posta Tennis Academy
Mallorca, Spain
June 19 - 25, 2022


Silvana Nature, Oasis of Peace, Mallorca, Spain

Surface: Grass

Draw: Singles 28, Doubles 16

The tournament was slated to begin in 2020 but was postponed because of Covid. Thus last year was its inaugural, and it is the first one hosted on grass in Spain.

Defending champion: Daniil Medvedev (defeated Sam Querrey)

Seeds (in order of seeding): Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Denis Shapovalov, Pablo Carreno Busta, Roberto Bautista Agut, Botic van de Zandschulp, Miomir Kecmanovic, Sebastian Baez

Wildcards: Spanish players Feliciano Lopez and Jaune Munar, plus Stefanos Tsitsipas

Special exempt: Nick Kyrgios

Withdrawals include: Harris, Hurkacz, Isner, Otte


OOP



Many thanks Missy Hartt....



🌺"There are always flowers for those who want to see them."🌺
Henri Matisse


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