ASB Classic 2023

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Live updates: ASB Classic women's tournament at Auckland's ASB ... (Newshub)

Live updates: ASB Classic women's tournament at Auckland's ASB Tennis Centre, Day One · Yasaline Bonaventure (Belgium) beat Catherine McNally (USA) 5-7 6-4 6-4.

Tennis: Meet the man tasked with getting the ASB Classic back to ... (New Zealand Herald)

If that's not enough, Lamperin is stepping into the shoes of Karl Budge, who was the tournament director for nine years between 2013 and 2020 and helped to ...

“Our mission for 2023 is to make sure that the model still works, despite all the challenges. Sources say that while Budge was always front and centre, Lamperin is happier to operate in the background. And when there’s behaviour that cannot be accepted, then you need to tell them and sometimes you need to terminate the relationship.” And we hope they will remember that they made a debut in Auckland.” “I know how I would sell my players to a tournament,” he says. “It’s not gambling – it’s more based on experience and knowledge - but you have to take some risks,” said Lamperin. “So we’ve had to work with a new partner and go through all the menus and offerings. “He’s not the kind of guy who would give you his trust easily,” says Lamperin. “Just the same way that you deal with all the other players,” says Lamperin. “He had just signed a really big deal with Nike,” says Lamperin. “Gael was very young at that time,” says Lamperin. “We needed to make sure that they were still interested.”

Tennis, anyone? Stars ready to hit the court in ASB Classic's big return (RNZ)

The ASB classic is back this week after two long years of Covid lockdowns keeping the courts empty. RNZ's Jamie Wall takes a look at what's in store.

You could fire a cannon through the stands at some of those places and not hit anyone," said tournament chief executive Rohan West, who has handled the often-tricky ticketing job personally. "If I can do even close to what she did then I'll take it…but I've always had the philosophy that there's never going to be a 'next anyone'. Notably, the Classic has for many years been providing a narrative that countless sports neophytes have been banging on about lately: a showcase of elite level women's sport, given healthy coverage and prize money. The Classic has a great reputation for a good reason - the crowds are plentiful for an ATP/WTA 250 event and bring a festive atmosphere with them given the time of year. The Williams legacy across the sport is not something that troubles her heir-apparent Coco Gauff, however. That, from ASB Classic tournament director Nicolas Lamperin, pretty much summed up the feelings of everyone after two long years of Covid-enforced inaction.

ASB Classic: Meet the seeds for this year's women's tournament (Stuff.co.nz)

Eighteen-year-old from Florida, USA who reached career-high fourth in world rankings in singles and first in doubles this year – reached finals at Roland Garros ...

That result was part of a late season rise on form by Marino, who has failed to make it past the first round only once since August. The seasoned American player has earned more than $6.7 million in prize money over her career. She is a former junior US Open champion in 2018, when she also became junior world No 1 ranked player. The 21-year-old Chinese player reached world’s top 50 for the first time in November 2022, with the stand out victory being her win over Maria Sakkari at the US Open. She also won in Melbourne in doubles in 2022. After three years away, the ASB Classic is back, with the women’s tournament kicking off a fortnight of world-class tennis.

2023 ASB Classic WTA Draw featuring Gauff, Raducanu, Fernandez ... (TennisUpToDate.com)

The ASB Classic in Auckland will be running from January second till January 8th with the likes of Raducanu, Gauff, Fernandez and Venus Williams.

[Leylah Fernandez](/leylah-fernandez) also plays and she will take on the younger sister of Linda Fruhvirtova, Brenda. Venus Williams will also be back and she takes on compatriot Volynets. Lots of players are taking part in order to prepare for the Australian Open and Gauff will be the top seed.

2023 ASB Classic Auckland WTA Draw with Gauff, Williams ... (Yardbarker)

The 2023 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand is a WTA 250 level tournament and is set to take place from January 2-8, 2023. The draw for the event features ...

[draw](http://tennis-infinity.com/draw) for the event features 32 players, but it doesn't include the defending, Serena Williams, who won in Auckland in 2020 when the tournament last took place. Williams, a former world number one and seven-time Grand Slam champion, will face Katie Volynets in the first round. Stephens will play against Rebecca Masarova from Spain in the first round, and she can meet Anna Blinkova or Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the second. Sloane Stephens (2) Xiyu Wang (5) Rebecca Marino (8) Danka Kovinic (7) Bernarda Pera (4) Madison Brengle (6) Coco Gauff (1) [Follow Yardbarker on MSN to get our exclusive content in your Microsoft News feed](https://www.msn.com/en-us/community/channel/vid-cj9pqbr0vn9in2b6ddcd8sfgpfq6x6utp44fssrv6mc2gtybw0us) [Sofia Kenin](http://tennis-infinity.com/sofia-kenin) will await her in the second if she wins.

Gauff, Raducanu, Venus Williams highlight Auckland draw (WTA Tennis)

World No.7 Coco Gauff tops the main draw at the ASB Classic. Grand Slam champions Emma Raducanu, Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens and Sofia Kenin are also in ...

Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, will square off against a qualifier in the opening round. Third quarter: Leylah Fernandez, who finished runner-up to Raducanu at the 2021 US Open, is seeded No.3. Four Grand Slam champions join Gauff in the WTA 250 event. Also in Gauff's quarter are two of her Grand Slam-winning compatriots: seven-time major winner Venus Williams and 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin. First quarter: Gauff, ranked World No.7, opens her season with a first-round match against 2022 Wimbledon semifinalist Tatjana Maria. Fourth quarter: Sloane Stephens, who won the ASB Classic title in 2016, resides at the bottom of the draw as the No.2 seed.