THE TENNIS WAS A “WASHED-OUT DAY” AT AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM SETS UP ACTION-PACKED FINALE

Written by: Staff on 13th June 2015

THE TENNIS WAS A "WASHED-OUT DAY" AT AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM SETS UP ACTION-PACKED FINALE |

WASHED-OUT DAY AT AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM SETS UP ACTION-PACKED FINALE

The Trophy is the “Elena Baltacha” she was also known as ‘ BALLY ‘ she won the Nottingham event three times(in the tournaments various incarnations).

The former British number one passed away last year. 10sBalls encourages all to support her charitable work to encourage all youngsters to learn and play tennis.@EB_AT ebatuk_com

Elena “Bally” Baltacha

WASHED-OUT DAY AT AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM SETS UP ACTION-PACKED FINALE

On a rain-hit day, all action at the Aegon Open Nottingham was postponed until Sunday, with quarter-finalists Ana Konjuh and Sachia Vickery potentially having to play three matches in one day to win the Elena Baltacha Trophy.

The winner of their contest will face American fifth seed Alison Riske in the last four after suitable rest, while top seed Agnieszka Radwanska and Romanian Monica Niculescu will do battle in the other semi-final first on Centre Court at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.

Sunday’s action will also see both doubles semi-finals take place with the final also scheduled on a jam-packed day of tennis in the East Midlands.

British hopes will be represented by Nottinghamshire local Jocelyn Rae and her partner Anna Smith, who take on second seeds Yung-Jan Chan and Jie Zheng.

Aegon Open Nottingham tournament director Rebecca James said: “It is unfortunate that we were not able to have any play today. However, we have a bumper day of tennis tomorrow with the aim of completing the finals. The support from the fans all week has been fantastic and we look forward to an action-packed ending to the inaugural Aegon Open Nottingham WTA event.”

AEGON OPEN NOTTINGHAM – NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND

$ 250,000.00

8-14 JUNE, 2015

RESULTS – JUNE 13, 2015

No matches were played today.

ORDER OF PLAY – SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2015

CENTRE COURT start 11:00 am

[1] [WC] A. Radwanska (POL) vs M. Niculescu (ROU)

Not Before 12:00 noon

after suitable rest – [5] A. Riske (USA) vs A. Konjuh (CRO) or [Q] S. Vickery (USA)

possible court change – J. Rae (GBR) / A. Smith (GBR) vs [2] Y. Chan (TPE) / J. Zheng (CHN)

Not Before 2:30 pm

SINGLES FINAL

followed by DOUBLES FINAL

COURT 4 start 11:00 am

A. Konjuh (CRO) vs [Q] S. Vickery (USA) 00

[1] R. Kops-Jones (USA) / A. Spears (USA) vs C. Chan (TPE) / Y. Xu (CHN)

The Aegon Open Nottingham will see two tournaments take place in June, the women’s WTA event taking place from 6-14 June 2015, and the men’s ATP event being staged from 20-27 June 2015. Both tournaments will be an integral part of the new British grass court season, which in 2015 will see a three week window between Roland Garros and Wimbledon for the first time. The extended grass court season will enable some of the world’s elite players extra time to find their feet on grass and make the most of the best grass-courts in the country.

Tickets to the Aegon Open Nottingham are on sale now. Tickets start from just £15 for an adult and £5 for a child.

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit http://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-open-nottingham

For information on the hospitality packages on offer at The Aegon Open Nottingham head to http://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-open-nottingham/nottingham-hospitality/ or contact Elliot Sheasby on aegonopen@lta.org.uk

TENNIS TIDBITS :

• The Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) mission is to get more people playing tennis more often, and its role is to develop, promote and govern tennis in Britain.

• Aegon is Lead Partner of British Tennis and is helping to transform the sport in this country. They’re supporting young talent through the Aegon FutureStars programme, as well as sponsoring the junior and senior GB Davis and Fed Cup teams and amateur and professional events. Aegon sponsor three world-class grass court tournaments; the Aegon Classic, Aegon International and Aegon Championships and will also sponsor the new WTA and ATP events in Nottingham from 2015. For further information visit www.aegontennis.co.uk

• For more information on tennis in Britain visit: www.lta.org.uk

*. At some point during the Finals day 10sBalls_com will present Nino Severino (husband of BALLY) the Gussy Moran Humanitarian award. Bally was a fierce competitor. A fine sportswoman and truly a one in a trillion of a person. She was as kind and sweet and thoughtful as a person could be. Rest in peace dear BALLY. Nino and Your team will make certain your dreams and wishes are fulfilled.

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