Nature Valley Open, Nottingham, Great Britain, WTA International, 2019

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DATE: June 10-16, 2019
SURFACE: Grass
TOTAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: $250,000
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Ashleigh Barty

Seeds:

1. Caroline Garcia
2. Donna Vekic
3. Yulia Putintseva
4. Maria Sakkari
5. Dayana Yastremska
6. Ajla Tomljanovic
7. Shuai Zhang
8. Kristina Mladenovic

The Tournament:

Nottingham Open is a tennis tournament for men and women held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, played on outdoor grass courts at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. After being discontinued in 2008, it was briefly re-established as an ATP World Tour 250 event on the men's tour in 2015 & 2016, before being downgraded to a Challenger event in 2017, and an international event on the women's tour. The tournament is held in June as a preparation before the third Grand Slam event of the season, the oldest and widely considered the most prestigious tennis tournament, The Championships, Wimbledon.

About Nottingham

Nottingham is a city in Nottinghamshire, England, located 128 miles north of London, in the East Midlands. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries.

Tourism Guide:

 

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The Draw:

 

[Horsa]

I hope they're having better weather than us. It's been absolutely pouring it down with rain for the last 5 hours & I've got soaked to the skin.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I hope they're having better weather than us. It's been absolutely pouring it down with rain for the last 5 hours & I've got soaked to the skin.

Send some rain over to us,in parts of Australia have been in severe drought for years,I feel for the farmers.

 

[Horsa]

Send some rain over to us,in parts of Australia have been in severe drought for years,I feel for the farmers.

I wish I could send you some of our rain. Lol. I like rain late at night when no one has to be out in it. I feel for the farmers over your end too.

 

[tented]

I heard on the Tennis Channel they’re turned this into an indoor event due to rain. I don’t recall an entire tournament being moved to another surface, nevertheless from outdoor to indoor.

 

[isabelle]

I heard on the Tennis Channel they’re turned this into an indoor event due to rain. I don’t recall an entire tournament being moved to another surface, nevertheless from outdoor to indoor.

it's on ciment...what a strange warm up for Wimby !!

 

[don_fabio]

From what I've read Vekic already 2 times started a match outside on grass and finished it indoor on hard. That's really odd. Hope they have more luck with weather over the weekend.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Maybe they should try a indoor green carpet surface instead

 

[tented]

From what I've read Vekic already 2 times started a match outside on grass and finished it indoor on hard. That's really odd. Hope they have more luck with weather over the weekend.

 

[don_fabio]

That match yesterday between Vekic and Mladenovic, they were coming on and off the court 4 times and couldn't even finish the set due to rain. One time they come back they played just 5 points.

Indoor court looks like a training place, there are 3 courts in a row and they play in the middle one, photographers just stay on the right court on the ground. I don't know if there is any place for audience. Organizers were definitely not counting on this much rain.

 

[isabelle]

Caro in semi, she'll meet Brady

 

[kskate2]

Maybe they should try a indoor green carpet surface instead

Are you talking about that stuff people put down on their enclosed porches.

 

[don_fabio]

Vekic finally played a full match on real grass She gave her opponent a bicycle in 2nd and 3rd set.

 

[isabelle]

congrats to Caro for her win