Viking Classic 2021, Birmingham, UK, WTA 250

[AnonymousFan]

DATE: June 14 - June 20, 2021
SURFACE: Grass
PRIZE MONEY: $235,238
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Ashleigh Barty

Seeds:

1. Elise Mertens
2. Ons Jabeur
3. Donna Vekic
4. Daria Kasatkina
5. Jelena Ostapenko
6. Shuai Zhang
7. Fiona Ferro
8. Marie Bouzkova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Biggest upset has to be Elise Maerten top seed by Aussie Tomljanovic in 3 t/breaker sets.

 

[kskate2]

And then Ajla turns around loses to Coco V. Other losses:
Garcia, Giorgi and Ferro

Zhang retires to Heather. Watson will play Vekic next

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

And then Ajla turns around loses to Coco V. Other losses:
Garcia, Giorgi and Ferro

It is always the way when a player defeats a top seed .

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Q/Finals Friday 18th June,

A.Potapova vs O.Jabeur (2)
C.Vandeweghe vs M.Bouzkova (8)
D.Vekic (3) vs H.Watson
D.Kasatakina (4) vs T.Martincova.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The Q/finals have been moved to Saturday 19th June due to rain

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Potapova is my pick to win this one.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Potapova is my pick to win this one.

You really need to watch the WTA more closely.....Jabeur has more variety in her overall game for starters? and won the match in straight sets,64 6-0.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results of Q/Finals,

O.Jabeur (2) d A.Potapova 64 60
C.Vandeweghe d M.Bouzkova (8) 64 64
H.Watson d D.Vekic (3) 64 62
D.Kasatakina (4) d T.Martincova 64 26 60

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results of S/finals which was played on the same day as the Q/finals,due to rain yesterday.

D.Kastakina (4) d C.Vandeweghe 62 64
O.Jabeur (2) d H.Watson 63 63

Note O.Jabeur also made the finals in singles and doubles.Ons will be attempting to win her maiden WTA singles title.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Singles Final,

O.Jabeur (2) vs D.Kasatkina (4)

 

[kskate2]

Singles Final,

O.Jabeur (2) vs D.Kasatkina (4)

That will be a tough match w/ Daria. Both have lots of variety, touch and slice.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

That will be a tough match w/ Daria. Both have lots of variety, touch and slice.

Yes,though I hope Ons get finally break through and win her first WTA singles title.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I am rooting for Daria.

 

[Moxie]

Yes,though I hope Ons get finally break through and win her first WTA singles title.

And she does! First title for Jabeur.

 

[AnonymousFan]

 

[GameSetAndMath]

There was also a Tunisian Male tennis player who was reasonable; I forgot his name.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ons Jabeur .......History Maker:

Ons is the first Arab women to:

Wina a junior slam (RG 2011)
Make a slam 3R (RG 2017)
Make a slam QF (AO 2020)
Win a WTA singles title (Birmingham 2021)
Rank inside the Top 70.Currently highest ranked ever at No24.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

There was also a Tunisian Male tennis player who was reasonable; I forgot his name.

Ons Jabeur .......History Maker:

Ons is the first Arab women to:

Wina a junior slam (RG 2011)
Make a slam 3R (RG 2017)
Make a slam QF (AO 2020)
Win a WTA singles title (Birmingham 2021)
Rank inside the Top 70.Currently highest ranked ever at No24.

Was she also the first Arab woman to lose a tour level match?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

There was also a Tunisian Male tennis player who was reasonable; I forgot his name.


Was she also the first Arab woman to lose a tour level match?

What has that got to do with her Maiden WTA title...honestly.,stop trying to degrade her win.