Misolic steered clear of Friberg
Austrias Filip Misulic had a rough start in the match against Wild Card and home player Karl Friberg. Friberg bagled the first set but after Misolic had a medical time-out in the break Friberg struggled to keep his game together and Misolic turned the match around winning 0-6 6-1 6-4. Misolic will play Damir Dzumhur […]
Olga Danilovic wins Nordea Open
The Serbian Olga Danilovic started the tournament with 0-6 but finished all the better when, after 2 hours and 27 minutes, she clenched her fist after the match ball. A match that went to a decisive set where Olga quickly went to a 3-0 lead but Emma Navarro fought to stay in the match. When […]
ATP Main Draw Set
The draw for the Nordea Open ATP is out and we are looking forward to world class tennis in Båstad next week. Two Argentinian Båstad finalists, Sebastian Baez and Federico Coria, meet in the first round and the winner faces the winner in the all-Swedish match where Elias Ymer meets Leo Borg. Dragos Madaras is […]
Irina Khromacheva & Panna Udvardy champions in Båstad
The doubles pair of Irina Khromacheva and Panna Udvardy had not lost a set until Saturday’s final when they faced the third-seeded pair of Eri Hozumi & Su Jeong Jang. Jang won the singles title last year here in Båstad, but the pair didn’t make it all the way this year despite winning the first […]
Danilovic downs Putintseva for final spot in Båstad
Olga Danilovic has impressed during the week in Båstad and is chasing her second title on the WTA tour. In the semifinals, second-seeded Yulia Putintseva, from Kazakhstan, was the opposition and a match that went to three sets. After 2 hours and 9 minutes, Danilovic of Serbia clinched her fist as she will play Saturday’s […]
Navarro to play final in Båstad
First-seeded American Emma Navarro won the all-American semifinal against Louisa Chirico 6-4 6-4. Heavy groundstrokes and taking charge on the important points paved the way for Navarro, who is now playing her first final on the WTA tour.
Putintseva declines Bolsova spot in the semi-finals
In the third quarter-final of the day, second-seed Yulia Putintseva, of Khazakstan, played Spain’s Aliona Bolsova, who got off to a strong start on center court. Putintseva seemed concerned with her game, and found herself at a disadvantage from the start. Bolsova played confident tennis, which frustrated Putintseva. The Spaniard took her chances and played […]
Navarro setting up all American semi-final
The American Emma Navarro was pitted against the Slovenian Tamara Zidansek in the first quarter-final of the day. The first-seeded Navarro got off to a dream start and served home the first set 6-0. Navarro had a much easier first set than in yesterday’s match against Sweden’s second-ranked Björklund, where Navarro managed to win in […]
Chirico downs Peterson
Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson failed to turn the match against American Louisa Chirico. After a heavy set loss in the tie-break in the first set, Peterson managed to turn around late in the second set to take the match to a decisive third set. But just like for compatriot Björklund earlier in the day, the third […]
Sweet revenge for Navarro
After the rain delay, Mirjam Björklund and Emma Navarro were finally able to start when the sun came out in the afternoon here in Båstad. The top-seeded American seemed hungry for revenge after losing the final a few weeks ago in the 100k event in Ilkley, England. Björklund raised the level considerably after a few […]