Nottingham 10th - 16th June 2024 ATP Challenger and WTA

[Stell]

Good to see Liam Broady on the entry list. Cameron Norrie has also entered the draw for the first time in about six or so years.

[Stell]

Liam Broady has announced he's pulled out due to him hitting his head on his car's boot and receiving concussion.

[cazza99]

Cameron Norrie will be taking a wild card.

[cazza99]

Adding the WTA into this thread as lots of brits in.

WTA 250 draw - ht tps://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1080/nottingham/2024/draws

ATP challenger draw - ht tps://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current-challenger/nottingham/7740/draws

Cameron and Dan are no 1 and 2 seeds in the ATP.

[cazza99]

From tennisontelly on twitter

Nottingham:
All WTA matches on Tennis Channel UK h ttp://tennischannel.app
ATP on Challenger TV h ttps://atptour.com/en/atp-challenger-tour/challenger-tv
Centre Court on BBC Red Button �� and iPlayer

[cazza99]

oop for Monday ATP - h ttps://www.protennislive.com/posting/2024/7740/op.pdf

oop for Monday WTA - h ttps://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1080/nottingham/2024/order-of-play

Raining at the moment - no play before 12.45.

[cazza99]

Katie Boulter beat Dart.

Heather Watson beat Day.

Play stopped 1 set all with Dan vs Stricker.

[cazza99]

Tuesday oop for ATP - h ttps://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current-challenger/nottingham/7740/daily-schedule

Dan vs Stricker to finish - 2nd on Centre at 10.30 am.

Cameron 5th on Centre

7 Other ATP Brits in action including Billy Harris 4th on Court 1


Tuesday oop for WTA - h ttps://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1080/nottingham/2024/order-of-play

Emma 3rd on Centre.

Francesca Jones - 3rd on Court 1

[cazza99]

Wednesday oop for ATP - h ttps://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current-challenger/nottingham/7740/daily-schedule?day=4

Fearnley vs Jubb 1st on Centre

Dan vs Searle 2nd


Wednesday oop for WTA - h ttps://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1080/nottingham/2024/order-of-play

Katie vs Marino 3rd on Centre

Heather vs Pliskova 4th

[cazza99]

Dan vs Henry Searle just about to start.

Henry Searle won junior Wimbledon boys last year. He has won 2 qualies and the first round at Nottingham without dropping a set.

[Sallydaisy]

Well done Dan Evans - that was a tough win over Henry Searle.
7'6-4 and 7'6-5.

[Sallydaisy]

Also through are Jacob Fearnley who beat Paul Jubb
and Billy Harris.

[JAMES4578]

closer than expected, well done Dan!

[cazza99]

oop for Thursday -

WTA - h ttps://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1080/nottingham/2024/order-of-play

Emma playing now on Centre followed by Francesca Jones



ATP - h ttps://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current-challenger/nottingham/7740/daily-schedule

Cameron playing Pinnington Jones now on Court 1

Billy Harris 4th on Centre.

[Sallydaisy]

Emma Raducanu won in 2 sets.
Pinnington-Jones beat Norrie in 3

[Sallydaisy]

Rain delay - no play until 18.00 at least.

[exislander]

Fran Jones match was stopped for rain when she was serving for the match in set 3!

[Sallydaisy]

Honestly, it was 30-30 ... another 2mins might have seen it through.
Although, to be safe they had to stop because 2mins would also allow
someone to slip on the wet grass and injure themselves.
:shrug:

[cazza99]

No further play today.

[clancy]

God, appalling weather, hope some improvement for Queens and Wimbledon. x

[cazza99]

They do say if it rains a lot at the French it is less likely at Wimbledon. We'll just have to keep our fingers crossed.

[clancy]

Not heard that but I'll take it!

[Stell]

I've never heard of that either. I had to go out, yesterday. When I arrived home, I read about the upset that Jack Pinnington Jones had won against Cameron Norrie. I couldn't believe it.

[exislander]

Fran needs 4 points to complete the match held over from yesterday and set up a clash with Emma later today.
Katie B now in action.

[exislander]

Katie 4-2 but heavy rain falling so another delay!

[exislander]

Katie wins 6-2 6-4 but before Emma v Fran can even get on court to get started the rain is falling again!

[exislander]

They did get on court - but only for the warm up before the rain stopped play again!

[cazza99]

At least there is a Brit in every ATP quarter final.

[Sallydaisy]

No play for the rest of today then ... lot's of matches to catch up tomorrow!
Hope they kick off early ... more rain forecast from 11am until 3pm!

[Hawkeye]

They moved some matches indoor.

[Sallydaisy]

Fran Jones has withdrawn citing a shoulder injury, giving a walkover to Emma Raducanu.
There'll be an all British Semi-Final later today (rain depending!) between Boulter and Raducanu.
2 QFs still to be played.
Jabeur v Pliskova
Parry v Birrell

[JAMES4578]

pity for Fran, need to see how it goes between Katie and Emma.

[Sallydaisy]

The Nottingham Challenger Singles SFs and Doubles Final will not be played today.
WTA QFs - rain delay.

[cazza99]

Not sure if Dan vs Chris Broom are playing soon. ATP challenger website says live stream starts soon.

[Sallydaisy]

Evo v Broom has been moved indoors; start time unknown.

Meanwhile Boulter v Raducanu is into a tie-break, there being no breaks of serve to 6-6.
Boulter has a mini-break, served first and now serving at *3-1. Holds again for 4-1

Just hope it's safe out on the grass for them to continue playing; it must be damp and slippery.

[Sallydaisy]

Raducanu won the next 4 points and is serving at 5-4 in the 1st set tie-break.

Dropped a serve, 5-5.
Holds for 6-5 and a set point ... Boulter to serve.

[cazza99]

Dan and Broom are now playing live and up on live scores. Challenger TV again says stream starting soon.

[cazza99]

Dan and Broom now live streamed on Challeger TV.

[clancy]

Emma prevailed in a tight tie break (15-13) to take the 1st set.

[Sallydaisy]

Well done Emma!
Centre Court crowd getting their money's worth out of the ladies this damp afternoon.

[Sallydaisy]

And that's it for the outside matches today.
ATP Challenger matches ongoing indoors will finish today.
WTA will resume tomorrow.

Hope the covers are really well fitting because it's going to bucket down overnight!

[cazza99]

Dan has won the first set 6-3.

[Sallydaisy]

Evo took the first set 6'3.

[Nessie]

I can’t see the scores on Challenger Tv

[cazza99]

h ttps://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current-challenger/nottingham/7740/live-scores

The scores are on the challenger website but that is a separate page to the Challenger TV.

[cazza99]

Broom taken the 2nd set and is 2 breaks up in the third.

[exislander]

Broom wins 6-2 in set 3. Played on indoor court - QF of a grass court event.

[Sallydaisy]

Dan didn't adjust so well then to the indoor hard court ...
:sad:

[cazza99]

Mind you it will leave Dan free to get off to Queens.

[cazza99]

oop for ATP Sunday - h ttps://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current-challenger/nottingham/7740/daily-schedule

oop for WTA for Sunday - h ttps://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1080/nottingham/2024/order-of-play

There will be a brit in ATP and WTA singles and doubles finals.

(Also a brit in single and doubles finals in Stuttgart)

[Sallydaisy]

Boulter v Raducanu has just resumed their SF match.
It's showing as live on the BBC Red Button and on BBC iPlayer.

Jake Fearnley has earned a place in the Final after beating Bellucci in 2 sets.
It'll be an all British Final because he'll play the winner of Broom v Harris,
currently playing their interrupted SF and it's on LTA Challenger TV.

[Sallydaisy]

Boulter has a break in the 2nd set; serving next at *4-3

[cazza99]

Katie has taken the 2nd set 6-3.

[Sallydaisy]

Whoever wins has to play the Final later ...
... Karolina Pliskova will have had plenty of rest ahead of that.

[cazza99]

Kaite's other half has just won Hertogenbosch.

[Sallydaisy]

Katie got a break to lead 2-0 but Emma held serve and managed to break back.

Raducanu now serving at *2-3 but Boulter has Ad for another break.

[Sallydaisy]

Boulter broke, serving at *4-2 now.

[Sallydaisy]

Raducanu broke back ... will serve at *3-4 to get back on level terms in this match.

[cazza99]

Katie takes the match after lots of breaks of serve. Shame there had to be a loser.

[cazza99]

Broom and Fearnley are in the men's ATP final.

[Sallydaisy]

Boulter won 6'7, 6'3, 6'4.
The Final, against Pliskova, is later today after the ATP Challenger Doubles Final.

[JAMES4578]

pity for Emma but positive signs, well done Katie! At least it was not the full match today.

[Sallydaisy]

A win for Willbomb!!!
:trophy:
:GBflag:

Marcus Willis/John Peers d Mayot/Savile to take the doubles title at the Nottingham ATP Challenger.
6'1, 6'7(1), 10'7

Sadly Harriet Dart missed out on the WTA Doubles title with Parry.
It was won 5-7, 6-3, 11-9 by Dabrowski/Routcliffe.

[Sallydaisy]

Charlie Broom has taken the first set 6'4 against Jake Fearnley.

[Sallydaisy]

Katie dug deep and took the 2nd set 6'3.
In the 3rd set she's just managed to break Pliskova and is serving next at *3-1 up.
Fingers crossed for a good hold of serve to consolidate that break and stay ahead.

And she held ... Katie leads 4-1 in the 3rd set.

[clancy]

And she gets the win! Well done,Katie! x

[Sallydaisy]

Well done Katie Boulter!
:trophy:

Her 3rd WTA tour win and her 2nd here at Nottingham having just defended her title won last year here.

[Sallydaisy]

Jacob Fearnley has not only won his first ATP Challenger title ...
... it's the first time he's won ANY Challenger level matches.
:GBflag:

[cazza99]

Well done Katie :clap:


Well done Jacob :clap:

[JAMES4578]

Great for Katie,well done Jacob too!:cheer:

[cazza99]

h ttps://twitter.com/the_LTA/status/1802419559334375702

has piccy of Katy and Jacob holding their cups. The men's cup is bigger.