Tennis in the Land brings professional women's tennis to Cleveland

McCartney Kessler won the WTA 250 tournament in Cleveland on Saturday by defeating Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final.

Tennis in the Land brings professional women's tennis to Cleveland

Cleveland provided a stunning backdrop as elite players from the WTA tour convened in the city just a week before one of the sport's prestigious grand slams.

After making an overwhelming first set, Beatriz Haddad Maia, number 23 in the world, squandered the chance to win her first tournament of the season by losing to the American McCartney Kessler by 2 sets to 1, with partials of 6/1, 5/7 and 5/7, this Saturday in the final of the WTA 250 in Cleveland. With the support of local fans, McCartney, currently ranked 98th in the WTA ranking, won the first title of her career. The 25-year-old tennis player…

Brasileira is now starting for the US Open and is due to debut next Tuesday (27) at the Grand Slam, Bia Haddad leaves the Cleveland WTA 250 tennis tournament with a slightly bitter taste. This Saturday, August 24, the Brazilian took a turn and lost to the North American McCartney Kessler by 2 sets to 1, partials of 6/2, 2/6 and 5/7 and won the runner-up in the tournament on a hard court. Now, she is leaving for the US Open where she will face th…

American tennis player McCartney Kessler won her first WTA Tour title in Cleveland. The 98th ranked player in the world beat top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia from Brazil 1:6, 6:1, 7:5 in her first final.

Saturday, August 24, 2024 - 23:34 American McCartney Kessler wins her first career title By Agence Belga McCartney Kessler won the final of the WTA 250 Cleveland Open, a hard surface event worth $267,082, on Saturday in Ohio (United States). The 25-year-old American, ranked 98th in the world, beat the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, ranked 23rd in the world and seeded No. 1, in three sets 1-6, 6-1 and 7-5 after 2:06 of play. Reading zen Ke…