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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
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Cameron Norrie leads British charge as men's entries for Lexus Ilkley Open confirmed
Great Britain's Cameron Norrie will travel to Yorkshire next month among the top seeds as the LTA today confirmed the men's entry list for the 2025 Lexus Ilkley Open. Norrie, a former British number one and world number eight, has won five ATP Tour titles, including the Masters 1000 Indian Wells title in 2021, and reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2022. Billy Harris, whose last appearance in Ilkley came in qualifying in 2018, is hoping for a strong summer to break into the world's top 100 for the first time, having reached three semi-finals on British grass last summer in Surbiton, Nottingham and Eastbourne, as well as a run to his first ATP Tour quarter final at Queen's which included a career-best win over then world number 32 Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Other players joining Norrie and Harris include 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic, who reached a career-high of number three in the world in 2018 and has a history on British grass, claiming the title in 2018 at the Queen's Club in London, Australia's Jason Kubler, a champion in Ilkley in 2023, and the USA's Chris Eubanks, a former world number 29 and Wimbledon quarter finalist. Poland's Kamil Majchrzak is the highest ranked player to enter the event, currently ranked 88 in the world. The full entry list can be found here: Lexus Ilkley Open Tennis Event Player Entry List As part of a revamped summer calendar announced by the LTA last year, the Lexus Ilkley Open has moved to the second week of June, and this year's event features a WTA 125 level event for the first time alongside an ATP Challenger 125 draw, having previously been an ITF W100 level event. The WTA entry list was confirmed earlier this month, with Britain's Harriet Dart and 2024 winner Rebecca Marino among the names set to compete. Rik Smith, Tournament Director of the Lexus Ilkley Open, said, 'After recently confirming a strong WTA list, the entries for the men's event mean spectators travelling to Ilkley this summer are in for a treat. To have the likes of Cam, who has been among the world's best players for a number of years, and Billy, whose performance last year was one of the stories of the British grass court season, along with a great mix of established names and rising stars of the sport, shows the pull this event has, and that we can look forward to seeing world-class action on show.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Automotive
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Harriet Dart and defending champion Rebecca Marino set for 2025 Lexus Ilkley Open
British women's number four Harriet Dart and 2024 champion Rebecca Marino are set to compete in the women's draw at the 2025 Lexus Ilkley Open, with the entry list confirmed by the LTA. Dart has been a key figure in recent Lexus Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup teams, and enjoyed a strong 2024 season which saw her reach a career-high singles ranking of 70, including notable performances on grass at Wimbledon, where she reached the third round, and in Eastbourne, where she reached the quarter finals. Joining Dart will be the 2024 women's singles champion from Ilkley, Rebecca Marino. The Canadian, who has a career-high singles ranking of 38, triumphed over France's Jessika Ponchet in last year's final, with the Frenchwoman also returning to see if she can go one step further. Other names set to travel to Ilkley include US rising star Iva Jovic, a former junior world number two, and the Philippines' Alexandra Eala, who is enjoying a breakout year on the WTA Tour, including reaching the semi-finals of the recent WTA 1000 Miami Open. The full entry list can be found here: Lexus Ilkley Open Tennis Event Player Entry List As part of a revamped summer calendar announced by the LTA last year, the Lexus Ilkley Open has moved to the second week of June, and this year's event features a WTA 125 level event for the first time alongside an ATP Challenger 125 draw, having previously been an ITF W100 level event. The ATP Challenger entry list will be confirmed later in May. Rik Smith, Tournament Director of the Lexus Ilkley Open, said, 'We're thrilled to be welcoming another high-level group of players to Ilkley this summer. As one of the world's most spectacular settings for tennis, this event consistently attracts some of the world's best to Yorkshire, and we're looking forward to seeing more world class tennis in 2025 as we welcome Harriet, Rebecca and the rest of the WTA competitors to Ilkley.'
