2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Wednesday SCHEDULE and PREVIEW including RADUCANU-KERBER, BADOSA-SABALENKA, GAUFF and JABEUR
WTA
On the third day of competition at the Porsche Tennis Grand
Prix, there are significant matches featuring four former Grand Slam champions
who officially kick off the clay swing after the WTA competition-free week due
to the Billie Jean King Cup.
The showdown between Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka leads
an intense day at the WTA 500 Stuttgart Open. Our preview anticipates Tuesday
at the Barcelona Open with the key talking points and the main matches to
watch.
3-times finalist Sabalenka seeks the title
A tournament that
has been bittersweet for the Belarusian, as she has reached the final for three
consecutive years but has yet to claim the trophy. In 2021, she fell to the
then world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in three sets, while the following two editions
saw straight-set defeats against the current No. 1 Iga Swiatek.
This year, she will begin her journey against her close
friend Paula Badosa. They last faced off a few weeks ago at the Miami Open,
with victory going to the Belarusian. This time, they will close out an
exciting day for local fans, who will also witness the preceding match between
3-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber and the 2021 US Open champion Emma
Raducanu.
Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa at Stuttgart
Other notable matches of the day include Ekaterina
Alexandrova against the 7th seed Ons Jabeur, who needs to improve her results
at the start of the clay swing as she has suffered four consecutive first-round
defeats in tournaments, putting her on the brink of exiting the top-10.
Adding to the excitement is the local wild card Laura
Siegemund facing off against the young Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, followed by the
clash of Russians between Liudmila Samsonova and Anastasia Potapova.
Additionally, the 2023 US Open champion Coco Gauff will also make her debut and
play against her compatriot Sachia Vickery, who advanced from the qualifying
rounds.
Schedule Wednesday 17 April - Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
| CENTRE COURT | COURT 1 |
| Starting at 12:30 PM | Starting at 12:30 PM |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova vs [7] Ons Jabeur TUN | Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA Shuai Zhang CHN vs Hanyu Guo CHN Xinyu Jiang CHN |
| followed by | followed by |
| Marta Kostyuk UKR vs [WC] Laura Siegemund GER | Hao-Ching Chan TPE Veronika Kudermetova vs Giuliana Olmos MEX Alexandra Panova |
| not before 3:00 PM | |
| Liudmila Samsonova vs Anastasia Potapova | |
| not before 5:00 PM | followed by |
| [Q] Sachia Vickery USA vs [3] Coco Gauff USA | Ulrikke Eikeri NOR Ingrid Neel EST vs Sara Errani ITA Jasmine Paolini ITA |
| not before 6:30 PM | |
| [WC] Emma Raducanu GBR vs [WC] Angelique Kerber GER | MDD - TBC Depending of doubles result |
| followed by | |
| Paula Badosa ESP vs [2] Aryna Sabalenka |
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