Nottingham

ROTHESAY OPEN NOTTINGHAM
TOASTING
THE REIGNING
CHAMPIONS
A thrilling week of tennis at the 2022 Rothesay Open Nottingham reached a crescendo
with a British winner and thrilling final in the WTA 250 tournament.
HIGH CLASS WOMEN’S FINAL
Beatriz Haddad Maia claimed the women’s
singles title at the Rothesay Open
Nottingham after defeating sixth seed
Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-4 1-6 6-3 in a
finals day thriller on Centre Court.
The win marked her first WTA Tour
level title in only her 10th match on
grass throughout her career.
After a high octane start, which saw Haddad
Maia power past Riske in the opening set,
the Brazilian lost eight of the next 10 games
to find herself a break down in the decider.
With a tense exchange in the middle of the
third set, Haddad Maia appeared to get
fired up from a line call that went against
her and once again found her rhythm.
When she found her consistency, there was
little Riske could do to prevent the Brazilian
taking the win in two hours and 21 minutes.
“I never thought in my life that my
first title would come on grass,” she
said in her on court interview.
“I think because of that I didn’t create any
expectation, every single point I was giving my
100%. I’m very happy to win my first title here
– Nottingham will forever be in my heart.”
It was heartbreak for Riske, who finished
as the runner-up in Nottingham for
the second time in her career.
Haddad Maia also enjoyed doubles success
at Nottingham last year, as she teamed up
with China’s Zhang Shuai to beat Caroline
Dolehide and Monica Niculescu in the final.
> Beatriz Haddad Maia was women’s champion
DAN EVANS IS CROWNED
Britain’s Dan Evans was the toast of
midlands fans as he secured a home success
at the Rothesay Open Nottingham.
Evans etched his name in the history
books as only the seventh man to win the
singles title twice - joining Greg Rusedski,
Ivo Karlovic, Richard Gasquet, Dudi
Sela, Jonas Bjorkman and Stan Smith.
The British No.2 is also the first player to win
three Challenger titles on grass since 1996
and equalled Alex Bogdanovic’s record for
Challenger titles won by a Brit with nine.
Both sets in the final followed similar
patterns, with a run of three consecutive
breaks in the middle as Thompson failed
to hold on both occassions before he
managed to crack the Brit’s serve.
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Nottingham Tennis Centre | 12 - 18 June 2023