Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož WTA 250Portorož, Slovenia
Chennai Open WTA 250Chennai, India
Davis Cup Group Stage Semifinal TiesGlasgow, ScotlandHamburg, GermanyBologna, ItalyValencia, Spain
After a blistering hot Summer, we head into the Fall of the 2022 season and towards both tours ATP/WTA Finals now that we've wrapped up all four Majors this year.
A hearty congratulations to our USO Champions: Men Carlos Alcaraz (d. Casper Ruud). Women Iga Swiatek (d. Ons Jabuer); Men's Doubles Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury (D. Wesley Koolhof/Neal Skupski). Women Doubles Champions Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (d. Caty McNally/Taylor Townsend). And, Mixed Doubles Champs Storm Sanders/John Peers (d. Kirsten Flipkens/Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
This week the ATP has a week of rest, save for men competing in the Davis Cup Group Stage tie semifinals in Bologna, Valencia, Hamburg and Glasgow. The Finals will be held November 22 - 27, 2022 in Malaga, Spain. In the meantime, the women will compete in two WTA 250s, so we'll get to it👇
Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož WTA 250Tennis Club PortorozPortoroz, SloveniaSept. 12 - 18, 2022
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| The Rolling Stones Museum - Potoroz, Slovenia The museum collection goes back to 1964, when Slavko Franca (born 1949 ) bought his first LP of the band. It was the start of the largely extended collection of memorabilia that can be seen in the museum today. His profession as ship chief engineer, enabled him to collect items from all over the world. He started his museum at his home in the coastal village of Portoroz. |
Surface: Hard
Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 16
2021 Champion: Jasmine Paolini, with her first title. Defeated Alison Riske-Amritraj
The tournament became a 250 tourney in 2021.
Seeded players (in order of seeding): Emma Raducanu, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Elena Rybakina, Martina Trevisan, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Alize Cornet, Bernarda Pera, Ajla Tomljanovic
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| Zavarovalnica Sava Stadium |
Wildcards: Elizabeth Mandlik, Petra Marcinko, Emma Raducanu
Special ranking: Laura Siegemund
Not surprising that there were several withdrawals the week immediately following a Slam, and they included Bouzkova, Krejcikova (who played the USO doubles final on Sunday), Samsonova.
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| Kempinski Palace Hotel Portoroz, Solevnia - once one of the most important resorts for the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, and currently one of the finest hotels between Venice and Dubrovnik. |
Chennai Open WTA 250SDAT Tennis StadiumChennai, IndiaSept. 12 - 18, 2022
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| The Parthasarathy Temple 6th-century Hindu Vaishnavite temple dedicated to Vishnu, located at Thiruvallikeni, Chennai, India. The temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th to 9th centuries CE and is classified as among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. The name 'Parthasarathy' means the 'charioteer of Arjuna' referring to Krishna's role as a charioteer to Arjuna in the epic Mahabharata. |
Surface: Hard
Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 16
This is the first year that the tournament has been held since 2008, so there is an interesting champion for that year.
2008 Champion: Serena Williams. Defeated Patty Schnyder
Seeded players in order of seeding: Alison Riske-Amritraj, Varvara Gracheva, Magda Linette, Tatjana Maria, Rebecca Peterson, Qiang Wang, Rebecca Marino, Chloe Paquet
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| Thiruvanmiyur Beach in Chennai - Blue Glow aka Sea Sparkle Scientists posit the phenomenon - bioluminescence - is a result of climate change caused by noctiluca algae. Although it may not be a good thing for the environment, the effect caused a viral visual sensation recently in Chennai. |
Special ranking: Yanina Wickmayer
Withdrawals: Caroline Garcia, Elise Mertens
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| Robot Restaurant - Chennai |
DAVIS CUP GROUPS
Group A
Italy, Argentina, Croatia, Sweden
Group B
Spain, Republic of Korea, Serbia, Canada
Group C
France, Germany, Australia, Belgium
Group D
USA, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Netherlands
Hartt, the Sheriffs thank you💑
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