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Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia reacts during her women’s singles final tennis match against China’s Zhang Shuai on Day 9 of the Rothesay WTA Birmingham Classic tennis tournament at Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, central England, on June 19, 2022. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
BIRMINGHAM, England : Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia claimed a second WTA title in two weeks as China's Shuai Zhang retired injured in Sunday's final at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham.
Former Sunderland loanee Callum Doyle has been named in the England Under-19 squad for the European Under-19 Championship in Slovakia. Doyle, who has now returned to parent club Manchester City, played a key role in the Three Lions’ qualification, featuring in five of their six matches.
Romanian Halep, the second seed, had been due to play Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, winner of last week's Nottingham Open, for a place in the final in the pre-Wimbledon grass-court tournament. "Rothesay Classic Birmingham matches rescheduled due to rain - play will resume Sunday 19 June," the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said in a statement.
Boulter had been in career-best form at the tournament, defeating Alison Riske in the first round of the Wimbledon warm-up before knocking out former top-10 player Caroline Garcia. But second seed Halep ultimately proved too strong in a 6-4, 6-1 victory.
Simona Halep is into the semi-finals of the Birmingham Classic after getting past Britain’s Katie Boulter in straight sets. The No. 2 seed had already knocked out Harriet Dart in the previous round, and Boulter started well in a bid to avoid suffering the same result as her compatriot.
BIRMINGHAM: Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep booked her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Birmingham grass-court event with a straight sets win over Britain's Katie Boulter on Friday (Jun 17).
Katie Boulter rated her week in Birmingham as a “huge step forward” after losing to former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep in the quarter-finals.