Sunday 30 July 2023

The Heat is on in Austria, Prague, Mexico, Washington DC


Snoopy has a tennis word or words.....courtesy of Charles Schultz

Yes he is!!!!!  I could not resist....


We know peeps who resemble this......


Congratulations to this past week's champs:

Atlanta Open
T. Fritz (singles)  |    (doubles- TBA)

Croatia Open UMAG
A. Popyrin  (singles)  | B. Rola / N. Serdarusic (doubles)

Hamburg European Open
Women - Arantx Rus (singles)    A. Daniliva/a. Panova (doubles)
Men -      Alex Zeverev (singles)  |  K. Krawietz/T. Puetz (doubles) 

Lausanne, Switzerland
E. Cocciaretto (singles)   |   A. Bondar/D. Parry (doubles)

Warsaw Open
I. Swiatek (singles)   |   Y. Wickmayer/H. Watson (doubles)

🔥The heat is on!!🔥 Literally.  Hoping for a smidgen of cooler weather next week!   Though we have tourneys in Austria, Prague and Mexico it is safe to say that the tour shifts focus to North America/Canada where the 2023 slam calendar will culminate with the last major slam of the season - The US Open.  Who is competing and where?....


Mubadala Citi DC Open ATP 500
Fitzgerald Tennis Center
Washington DC, USA
July 31-August 6, 2023


You have company.....

Surface: Hard

Draw: Singles 48, Doubles 16

The tournament was co-founded by Arthur Ashe, Donald Dell and John A. Harris in 1969.

This year it is combined with a WTA 500 tourney, the only combined event at that level.

Most titles: Andre Agassi with 5.

2022 champion: Nick Kyrgios who defeated Yoshihito Nishioka. Kyrgios also won the doubles title, playing with Jack Sock.

Seeded players (in order of seeding): Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz, Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Bublik, Adrian Mannarino, Sebastian Korda, Daniel Evans, Yoshihito Nishioka, Christopher Eubanks, Talon Griekspoor, Ugo Humbert, Ben Shelton, Andy Murray, J.J. Wolf

All the seeds receive a first-round bye.

Wildcards: American Ben Shelton, plus Kevin Anderson, Gael Monfils, Kei Nishikori

Protected ranking: Lloyd Harris

Withdrawals: Jeremy Chardy, Nick Kyrgios, Daniil Medvedev, Denis Shapovalov, Mikael Ymer

OOP

Generali Open ATP 250
Tennis Stadium Kitzbuhel
Kitxbuhel, Austria
July 31 - August 5, 2023

We feel your pain...

Surface: Clay


Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16

This is the 79th edition of the tournament.

2022 champion: Roberto Bautista Agut who defeated Filip Misolic.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Yannick Hanfmann, Pedro Cachin, Sebastian Ofner, Laslo Djere, Roberto Carballes Baena, Dusan Lajovic, Daniel Altmaier

The top 4 seeds have a first-round bye.

WCs: Austrian players Filip Misolic, Dominic Thiem, plus Thiago Seyboth Wild

Protected ranking: Guido Pella

Special exempt: Alexei Popyrin

Withdrawals: Roberto Bautista Agut, Miomir Kecmanovic, Lorenzo Sonego, Botic van de Zandschulp

Singles Draw
Doubles Draw
OOP


Mifel Tennis Open ATP 250
Cabo Sports Complex
Los Cabos, Mexico
July 31- August 5, 2023

You are sooooo wise!!

Surface: Hard

Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16

The tournament was established in 2016.

2022 champion: Daniil Medvedev defeated Cameron Norrie.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Stefanos Tsitsipas, Cameron Norrie, Tommy Paul, Borna Coric, Alex de Minaur, Nicolas Jarry, Dominik Koepler, Ilya Ivashka

WCs: Mexican players Ernesto Escobeda, Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez, plus Nicolas Jarry

Withdrawals: Nuno Borges, Karen Khachanov


Mubadala Citi Open WTA 500
Fitzgerald Tennis Center
Washington DC, USA
July 31 - August 6, 2023


Surface: Hard

Draws: Singles 28, Doubles 16

This is the 11th edition of the tournament which has been upgraded from a 250 event.

Defending champion: Liudmila Samsonova who defeated Kaia Kanepi.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Jessica Pegula, Caroline Garcia, Coco Gauff, Maria Sakkari, Daria Kasatkina, Belinda Bencic, Madison Keys, Liudmila Samsonova

The top 4 seeds have a first-round bye.

Wildcards: Bianca Andreescu, Danielle Collins, Sofia Kenin, Elina Svitolina

Protected ranking: Jennifer Brady

Withdrawals: Paula Badosa, Veronika Kudermetova


Livespot Prague Open WTA 250
TK Sparta Praha
Prague, Czech Republic
July 31-August 6, 2023

Lowie & Peter want a word......😳


Surface: Hard

Draws: Singles 32, Doubles 16

This is the 14th edition of the tourney.

Defending champion: Marie Bouzkova who defeated Anastasia Potapova.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Marie Bouzkova, Zhu Lin, Zhang Shuai, Linda Noskova, Tatjana Maria, Alize Cornet, Wang Xinyu, Kateryna Baindl

WCs: Czech players Lucie Havlickova, Tereza Martincova, Barbora Palicova

Protected ranking: Jaqueline Cristian, Barbora Strycova, Patricia Maria Tig

Special exempt: Heather Watson

Withdrawals: Include Barbora Krejcikova, Kristina Kucova, Aliaksandra Sasnovich 





     Kudos and always thanks to our researcher extraordinaire - Missy Hartt!!


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