Open 6eme Sens Metropole de Lyon WTA 250
Palais des Sports de GerlandLyon, France
January 30 - February 5, 2023
Thailand Open WTA 250Hua Hin Sports ClubJanuary 30 - February 5, 2023Hua Hin Thailand
Davis Cup Qualifiers
Multiple Locations
February 3 - 5, 2023
Well we survived the first slam of 2023. Two weeks zipped by and the first set of slam champions for 2023 are on record and are "Happy like Pappy" - sorry Trinidadian saying....Congrats again to all the winners. I know most would have liked another outcome on the men's side but I am reminded that on any given day upsets can happen, the mental game sometimes is the main game and in the final analysis you play whomever is across the net. I for one am happy to get back to a decent sleeping rhythm...
A light tennis week ahead of us with two WTA 250 tourneys in Thailand and France and Davis Cup qualifying matches in several countries.
Let's see who is playing....
Thailand Open WTA 250
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| Wat Arun Budhist Temple |
Surface: Hard
Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 16
The tournament debut was 2019 as an International level tourney. It did not take place in 2021 or 2022 because of the Covid pandemic.
2020 winner: Magda Linette (withdrew from this year’s tourney). Defeated Leonie Kung.
Seeds (in order of seeding): Bianca Andreescu, Yulia Putintseva, Wang Xiyu, Anna Kalinskaya, Marta Kostyuk, Tatjana Maria, Wang Xinyu, Linda Fruhvirtova
Wildcards: Lanlana Tararudee from Thailand, plus Bianca Andreescu, Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Once again there were many withdrawals: Maria Bouzkova, Kristina Kucova, Magda Linette, Claire Liu, Ajla Tomjanovic
Open 6eme Sens Metropole de Lyon WTA 250
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| Saône River, Lyons |
Surface : Hard indoor
Draw : Singles 32, Doubles 16
This is the fourth edition of the tournament.
Defending champion: Zhang Shuai. Defeated Dayana Yastremska.
Seeds (in order of seeding): Caroline Garcia, Zhang Shuai, Alize Cornet, Petra Martic, Anastasia Potapova, Mayar Sherif, Danka Kovinic, Anna Blinkova
Wildcards: French players Clara Burel, Kristina Mladenovic, plus Garbine Muguruza
There were several withdrawals, perhaps because this tourney immediately follows the AO: Sorana Cirstea, Anhelina Kalinina, Liudmila Samsonova, Jil Teichman, Martina Trevisan, Donna Vekic
Davis Cup Qualifiers
Many ATP players have the week off, while others will be taking part in the Davis Cup Qualifiers. There are 24 teams, with the 12 winning teams qualifying for the Davis Cup Finals in the fall. All ties are on a home and away basis. Four teams have already qualified for the finals – the 2022 DC finalists, Canada and Australia, plus two wildcards, Spain and Italy.
Seeded teams:
Croatia, France, USA, Germany, Great Britain, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands, Argentina, Czech Republic
Highlights include:
Greece vs Ecuador in Athens, featuring Stefanos Tsitsipas. (Will the poor lamb be exhausted after his AO exploits?)
Denmark vs India in Hillerod, featuring Holger Rune.
Always thanks to Hartt for her research.
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