Badosa wins Belgrade title

Final day, including semi finals, in Belgrade.

2021 Serbia Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Belgrade, Serbia, 17-23 May 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Semi final results:

Paula Badosa (4) defeated lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova 6-1 6-2

Ana Konjuh defeated qualifier Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 7-6(6) 7-6(4)

Final:

Paula Badosa (4) (Spain) v Ana Konjuh (Croatia)

The pair had met just once before - six years ago in Madrid, where Badosa won a qualifying match.

The fourth seed raced to a 3-0 lead in set one, breaking Konjuh twice.

Although Badosa dropped serve in the fourth game, Konjuh did likewise in the next to trail 4-1.

Konjuh saved a set point when serving at 1-5, but Badosa had no problems taking the set 6-2.

At 0-2 in set two, Konjuh was forced to retire with a hip injury.

This was the first WTA title for Paula Badosa, in her first final.

She moves up to a career high ranking of #34.

Ruud takes out Geneva final

Final in Geneva.

2021 Gonet Geneva Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Clay, in Geneva, Switzerland, 15-22 May 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Alexander Zverev (1) who defeated Nicolas Jarry 6-3 3-6 7-6(8)

Final:

Casper Ruud (3) (Norway) v Denis Shapovalov (2) (Canada)

Neither player was taken to deuce in the first set of the final, the first meeting between the pair.

However, in the tie break, the first two points went against the serve.

At 2-3, Shapovalov lost both points on his serve, and Ruud had four set points serving at 6-2.

Shapovalov saved all of those, but couldn’t do the same when serving at 6-7, and the set was Ruud’s 7-6(6).

In set two, while Ruud continued to hold serve comfortably, Shapovalov was taken to deuce in game three, and needed to save four break points in game five. He couldn’t save a fifth and Ruud led 3-2. A love game consolidated the break.

No more breaks and Ruud served out the match 7-6(6) 6-4.

This was the second title from four finals for Casper Ruud, and he moves back up to his equal career high ranking of #16.

ATP - Lyon semi finals

Semi final day in Lyon, including completion of unfinished quarter final.

2021 Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon - an ATP 250 tournament, on Clay, in Lyon, France, 15-22 May 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Benoit Paire who defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime (4) 6-4 6-3

Quarter final result:

Cameron Norrie defeated lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech 6-3 3-6 6-3

Semi final results: 

Cameron Norrie defeated Karen Khachanov (8) 6-1 6-1

Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) defeated alternate Lorenzo Musetti 4-6 6-3 6-0

Final will be between:

Cameron Norrie (Great Britain) v Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) (Greece)

Gauff wins title in Parma

Final in Parma.

2021 Emilia-Romagna Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Parma, Italy, 16-22 May 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Final:

CoCo Gauff (3) (USA) v Wang Qiang (China)

In their first meeting, Gauff broke twice to lead 5-1 in the first set.

In serving for the set, the American saved three break points before converting her first set point and taking a 6-1 lead.

Set two saw Gauff save a break point to level at 2-2, then break the Chinese serve in the next game.

Wang Qiang avoided going down a double break by saving two break points in game seven but Gauff continued to control proceedings and held serve for a 5-3 advantage.

Serving to stay in the match, Wang Qiang was quickly down 0-30. A Chinese drop shot winner only delayed the inevitable, as Gauff broke to finish the match.

CoCo Gauff won the Emilia-Romagna Open, her second title from two finals, the first in Linz, October 2019.

By winning, Gauff improved her ranking to a career high of #25.

ATP - Lyon - 3 quarter finals

Quarter final day in Lyon, with rain preventing the fourth quarter final from finishing.

2021 Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon - an ATP 250 tournament, on Clay, in Lyon, France, 15-22 May 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Benoit Paire who defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime (4) 6-4 6-3

Quarter final results:

Cameron Norrie led lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech 6-3 3-6 1-0 when rain stopped play.

Karen Khachanov (8) defeated Richard Gasquet 6-1 7-6(3)

Alternate Lorenzo Musetti defeated Aljaz Bedene 6-3 7-6(2)

Wildcard Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-4

Semi final match ups 

Winner of Norrie and Rinderknech v Karen Khachanov (8)

Alternate Lorenzo Musetti v wildcard Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)

WTA - Parma semi finals

Semi final day in Parma.

2021 Emilia-Romagna Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Parma, Italy, 16-22 May 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Semi final results:

CoCo Gauff (3) defeated Katerina Siniakova 7-5 1-6 6-2

Wang Qiang defeated Sloane Stephens 6-2 7-6(3)

Final will be between:

CoCo Gauff (3) (USA) v Wang Qiang (China)

WTA - Belgrade 2R done 1/4 finals

Quarter final day, including completion of unfinished second round matches, in Belgrade.

2021 Serbia Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Belgrade, Serbia, 17-23 May 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Top seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova withdrew from the main draw due to an abdominal injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova.

Second round results:

- Lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-3 4-6 6-2

- Qualifier Reka Luca Jani defeated Anna Kalinskaya 4-6 6-1 6-3

Quarter final results:

- Lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova defeated qualifier Reka Luca Jani 6-1 2-6 7-5

- Paula Badosa (4) defeated Rebecca Peterson (7) 6-2 6-4

- Qualifier Maria Camila Osorio Serrano defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4 6-2

- Ana Konjuh defeated Nadia Podoroska (5) 6-4 6-3

Semi final match ups 

Lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova v Paula Badosa (4)

Qualifier Maria Camila Osorio Serrano v Ana Konjuh