Nature Valley Classic, Birmingham, UK, WTA Premier, 2019

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DATE: Jun 17-23, 2019
SURFACE: Grass
PRIZE MONEY: $1,006,263
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Petra Kvitova

Seeds:

1. Naomi Osaka
2. Ashleigh Barty
3. Karolina Pliskova
4. Elina Svitolina
5. Aryna Sabalenka
6. Qiang Wang
7. Johanna Konta
8. Julia Goerges

The Tournament:

The Birmingham Classic, currently sponsored by Nature Valley and formerly known as the Aegon Classic, is an International series women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Held at this location since 1982, the tournament is played on outdoor grass courts. It is seen as a major warm-up tournament for Wimbledon and a sister tournament to the men's Queen's Club Championships.

The event became a Premier 500 level tournament in 2014.

About Birmingham

Birmingham is the second largest city in England and located in the West Midlands region, with multiple Industrial Revolution-era landmarks that speak to its history as a manufacturing powerhouse. It's also home to an extensive network of canals, many of which radiate from Sherborne Wharf and are lined with trendy cafes and bars. In the city centre, the Victorian Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery are known for pre-Raphaelite masterpieces.

Tourism Video:

 

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The Draw:

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Rooting for Gorgeous on this.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Barty will be tested in her first match against Vekic who was r/u to Garcia yesterday on grass.

 

[isabelle]

hard first round for Barty indeed, Vekic seems to be good on grass

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ash Barty could overtake Osaka by reaching the final,although Barty would need to win the title should Osaka win her opening match.If Osaka makes the final,she will secure the No1 ranking and be the provisional top seed for Wimbledon.

 

[isabelle]

Mladenovic out

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Serena may not have taken a WC, but we nonetheless have a battle of sisters here.

 

[isabelle]

both Barty and Brady won

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Serena may not have taken a WC, but we nonetheless have a battle of sisters here.

In an upset, the bad Pliskova (Kristina) won against good Pliskova (Karolina). Didn't watch the match. Not sure whether they have played against each other before.

 

[Tenfan63]

Wonder why we didn't hear all the nonsense about the Pliskova sisters match winner being determined beforehand like we hear when the Williams sister play

 

[don_fabio]

In an upset, the bad Pliskova (Kristina) won against good Pliskova (Karolina). Didn't watch the match. Not sure whether they have played against each other before.

They played 11 times, but 8 are on challengers and ITF, it is 6:5 in favor of good Pliskova. They met 3 times on WTA, bad Pliskova won 2 times and 1 time she was injured or something so that was a W/O this year in Doha.

This match was decided in one point, 9:7 in last set TB.

 

[isabelle]

funny to see unknown Plisko beat famous Plisko !!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Should be a good match tomorrow Miss Vee vs Ash Barty.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Q/Final matches tomorrow

Strycova v Krstyna Pliskova
Martic v Ostapenko
V.Williams v Barty
Putintseva v Goerges.

 

[10isfan]

Venus is impressive during interviews. She may well be the best spoken on tour. Maybe she should replace BJ King when she retires. Rooting for her to play great on grass. She’s an inspiration.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Venus is impressive during interviews. She may well be the best spoken on tour. Maybe she should replace BJ King when she retires. Rooting for her to play great on grass. She’s an inspiration.

When she chooses to give one. Venus is notorious for skipping the presser and paying the fine whenever she is not in the mood to talk to them.

 

[kskate2]

It's so funny to me how everyone downplays any loss by a #1 player not named Serena.

 

[isabelle]

Strycova beat Pliskova

 

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Venus and Barty are playing. V serving at 4-2.

I like Barty, but I really want Venus to do well, especially on grass.