Beatriz Haddad Maia celebrates with the trophy after defeating Alison Riske in the women's singles final of the Nottingham Cup Open tennis championship in Nottingham, England. (Photo | AP) 
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Beatriz Haddad Maia, Dan Evans win Nottingham Open grass-court titles

Beatriz Haddad Maia captured her first WTA title by winning the Nottingham Open thanks to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Alison Riske.

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NOTTINGHAM: Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil captured her first WTA title by winning the Nottingham Open thanks to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Alison Riske of the United States on Sunday.

The seventh-seeded Haddad Maia consigned the sixth-seeded Riske to a second loss in the final of the grass-court tournament in central England.

The other time was in 2016.

Haddad Maia beat top-seeded Maria Sakkari on the way to the final and became the first Brazilian title winner on the WTA tour since Teliana Pereira in 2015.

In the men's event, top-seeded Dan Evans of Britain beat third-seeded Jordan Thompson 6-4, 6-4 in the final to win the title for the second time, after his victory here in 2019.

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