Camila Giorgi starts over Venus Williams

Camila Giorgi in Birmingham

The main draw of the Rothesay Classic, WTA 250 on grass in Birminghamham ($259,303 prize pool), kicks off today. At the start of the English tournament, broadcast on SuperTennis and the digital platform SuperTenniX, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Camila Giorgi and Jasmine Paolini.

The Marche player, world number 47, will close the program on the Central against Venus Williams. The former world No. 1, now ranked No. 696 at 43, defeated her in her only head-to-head match in the second round of the 2019 U.S. Open. The winner could meet Jelena Ostapenko in the second round. The Latvian, the No. 2 seed, will open against Czech Linda Noskova, world No. 50.

The term WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) refers to that association that brings together all female professional tennis players from all corners of the world.

The WTA, like the ATP, has as its main objective the organization and management of all WTA events, as well as the compilation of the ranking, called the WTA ranking.