Hurkacz keeps stiff back straight in closing stage Hubert Hurkacz proved he is eager to give it his all at this week’s Libéma Open. Plagued by a back injury in the closing stages, with the Pole even...Read full article
Canadian qualifier stuns with win over defending champion The most surprising result from all the first rounds was undoubtedly Carson Branstine’s handsome victory. The Canadian qualifier eliminated defending champion Liudmila Samsonova: 6-4 5-7 6-1.Branstina already played herself...Read full article
Dutch women can’t surprise Isis van den Broek and Anouk Koevermans failed to reach the second round. The Dutch women, who both started their match as underdogs, fell short on Wednesday morning against...Read full article
Opelka lost in qualifiers but beats De Jong in main tournament Reilly Opelka made good use of his lucky loser status. The American service canon defeated Jesper de Jong in a three-setter, in a match that not entirely surprisingly produced...Read full article
Andreescu starts strong as series heads drop Bianca Andreescu continues where she left off last year on the Brabant grass. The 24-year-old Canadian reached the final in 2024 (on her birthday) and impressed in her opening...Read full article
Bergs triumphs in Belgian marathon duel Both Belgian participants in the men’s singles at Libéma Open kept each other busy in the first round. Zizou Bergs won the showdown with his compatriot Alexander Blockx, after...Read full article
Lamens braves the rain and Wickmayer Suzan Lamens has reached the second round of Libéma Open on a drizzling Tuesday. In a match interrupted twice by rain, the Dutch number one finalist of 2009 trumped...Read full article
Success debut Borges and Diallo A flying start for Nuno Borges and Gabriel Diallo: the two tournament debutants did not lose a set in their first ever match at Libéma Open.Portuguese number one Borges...Read full article
Dutch success fails to materialise on Monday Unfortunately, there was little to cheer for Orange fans on the first day of the main tournament. Arianne Hartono, Anouck Vrancken Peeters, Mees Röttgering and Thijs Boogaard lost their...Read full article
Mertens makes convincing tournament start Elise Mertens has ensured the first Belgian success this year. The number three seeded player, a regular at Libéma Open, was done with Viktoriya Tomova after just over an...Read full article
De Jong on Tuesday and Medvedev in action on Thursday under reserve The programme for the next few days looks as follows, subject to change. Each day, seeded players will be in action including top seed Daniil Medvedev on Thursday.TuesdayJesper de...Read full article
