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There was a shake-up in the brackets as unseeded American Claire Liu knocked off eighth seed Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday in Budapest.
Iga Swiatek pulled out of her Bad Homburg Open semi-final on Friday morning, blaming “fever and possible food poisoning.” The 22-year-old world No. 1 had been due to take on Lucia Bronzetti in a match that would have been her first semi-final played on grass at the elite level, however she has instead withdrawn from a WTA tournament for the first time in her career. Ad She had beaten Russia’s Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-2 in the quarter-finals in Germany.
BAD HOMBURG, Germany: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek seems to be finding her groove on grass ahead of Wimbledon.
BAD HOMBURG, Germany: Iga Swiatek overcame a slow start before powering her way into the second round of the Bad Homburg Open with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 win over grasscourt specialist Tatjana Maria on Monday.
Jason Kubler and Mirjam Bjorklund both claimed victory at the LTA's Lexus Ilkley Trophy to bring a thrilling week of tennis to an end. Kubler, the Australian Open doubles champion, eased past Sebastian Ofner 6-4 6-4 to claim his first singles title of the year and the first of his career on grass. Ad Ofner had qualified for the final with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Zsombor Piros in less than hour, while Kubler was forced into a full three-set battle by Rothesay Open Nottingham runner-up Arthur Cazaux, eventually winning 4-6 6-3 6-1.
Sonay Kartal will head to Wimbledon qualifying full of confidence following her run to the LTA's Lexus Ilkley Trophy semi-finals. Kartal was beaten 6-2 6-1 by top seed Emma Navarro in the last four but had not dropped a set prior to that stage, defeating three higher ranked opponents including world No.113 Simona Waltert and No.66 Aliona Bolsova.
Sonay Kartal continued her run at the LTA's Lexus Ilkley Trophy as she beat seeded opposition to reach the last four. Brighton's Kartal, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, was up against fifth seed Aliona Bolsova in Ilkley on Thursday.
Bianca Andreescu's career-best run at Roland Garros is over.