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Lily Miyazaki in the forst round of the 2023 US Open, New York
Lily Miyazaki in the forst round of the 2023 US Open, New York | (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images)

Tennis | ITF Birmingham Round Up | Miyazakai made semi-final

Glenys Furness
Tennis

By Glenys Furness

  • Yuriko Miyazaki made the semi-final in Birmingham
  • Brit was fourth seed
  • Didn’t drop a set en route
BIRMINGHAM, UK – Yuriko Miyazaki entered the ITF event and was the fourth seed. The Brit made the semi-final before suffering defeat.

 

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Yuriko Miyazaki was the fourth seed in Birmingham. The first round saw the Brit against French woman Amandine Hesse. The seed broke early in the first set and Hesse was unable to get back on terms, despite playing well. The second set was a bit closer. The Brit and the French woman went toe to toe. Eventually, the seed broke serve and moved into the next round 6-3, 6-4.

In the second round the Brit was against Sofia Costoulas. The Belgian stayed close to the seed in the first set, before Miyazaki was able to break serve and take the lead. The second set was even closer. Costoulas went toe to toe and looked to be forcing a tiebreak. However, the Brit broke serve right at the end to move into the next round 6-4, 7-5.

The quarter-final saw Miyazaki against Aleksandra Krunic. The Serbian started well and managed to stay with the seed. However, the Brit broke towards the end and moved ahead. The second set was dominated by Miyazaki who barely put a foot wrong. Krunic was unable to stay with the pace and the Brit moved into the next round 6-4, 6-2.

In the semi-final Miyazaki was against fifth seed Viktoria Hruncakova. The Slovakian and the Brit stayed close at the start. Eventually, though, Hruncakova broke serve and moved into the lead. This spurred on the fifth seed, who dominated the second set. The Slovakian moved into the final in straight sets 6-4, 6-1.

 

 

Birmingham Round Up

Tegan Bush was defeated by Esther Adeshina in the first round 6-3, 6-2.

Brooke Black was defeated by Sofia Costoulas in the first round 6-1, 6-3.

Ella McDonald was defeated by Matilde Jorge in the first round 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.

Amelia Rajecki was defeated by Mika Stojsavljevic in the first round 6-4, 6-4.

Ranah Stoiber was defeated by Kamilla Bartone in the first round 7-5, 6-2.

Brook Black & Hephzibah Oluwadare were defeated by Kamilla Bartone & Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah in the first round 6-3, 6-0.

Holly Hutchinson & Ella McDonald were defeated by Sofia Costoulas & Clervie Ngounoue in the first round 6-3, 6-0.

Esther Adeshina & Ranah Stoiber were defeated by Eudice Chong & Hong Yi Cody Wong in the first round 6-1, 6-3.

Victoria Allen & Emma Wilson were defeated by Viktoria Hruncakova & Alicja Rosolska in the first round 6-4, 6-4.

Esther Adeshina was defeated by Lucrezia Stefanini in the second round 6-0, 6-2.

Mika Stojsavljevic was defeated by Clervie Ngounoue in the second round 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Freya Christie & Amelia Rajecki were defeated by Kamilla Bartone & Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah in the quarter-final 7-6(4), 6-4.

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