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Santa Margherita di Pula W35 Final : Caijsa Wilda HENNEMANN beat [8] Lisa PIGATO 7-5, 6-2

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HENNEMANN has a great week to win the biggest title of her career. Well, she won two W25s in 2022, which seem to be the equivalent to W35 now, but it's still by far her biggest title since then 👏

I can't remember who but it feels like a few other Swedish players have had good ITF results lately so I know they're far from their strongest bunch of talent at the moment, but maybe there's a group headed in the right direction ? Meanwhile, I have just seen Mirjam SHAPOVALOVA come up on my instagram after her marriage to Denis so congrats to her but do we have any idea if she'll be playing again or not ?

I still remember PIGATO from her match against WW in Italy during Covid. Congrats to her for reaching the final, but I would have thought she'd be at a much higher level than W35s by now based on the hype they were trying to give her at that point.
 
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I can't remember who but it feels like a few other Swedish players have had good ITF results lately so I know they're far from their strongest bunch of talent at the moment, but maybe there's a group headed in the right direction ?
I don't think so really, Swedish tennis is not in a good place right now. They only have two players in the top 600 and none inside the top 250.
But maybe you're referring to Lea Nilsson, runner-up at the last juniors USO? Which was obviously a pleasant surprise for Sweden.

Hennemann was already a top 300 player before an injury forced her to stay away from the courts, she came back to the competition just 3 months ago and has done really well since (23W/4L, 2 titles), she could climb back to the top 400 quickly.
Peterson has turned 30 this year and has been struggling with injuries for quite some time as well, she barely played this year.
 
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Yesss, Caijsa is better than I remember . She will climb up the rankings sooner than later
 
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I don't think so really, Swedish tennis is not in a good place right now. They only have two players in the top 600 and none inside the top 250.
But maybe you're referring to Lea Nilsson, runner-up at the last juniors USO? Which was obviously a pleasant surprise for Sweden.

Hennemann was already a top 300 player before an injury forced her to stay away from the courts, she came back to the competition just 3 months ago and has done really well since (23W/4L, 2 titles), she could climb back to the top 400 quickly.
Peterson has turned 30 this year and has been struggling with injuries for quite some time as well, she barely played this year.
I just quickly checked and I think I must be thinking of RINALDO PERSSON who did well at two ITF events in August – funny enough both were in Poland. But thanks for all this other helpful info too, and yes like you say it still isn't great...

Pigato having quite a decent year but the ranking doesn't really reflect it. Will be back up to around 365 when this results will be added with a chance to climb more this week.
Well I'm glad it's decent for her standards but damn I thought she'd be at least top 100 by now after that little bubble of hype she got in that Parma event.
 
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It was against "Wonder Woman" a.k.a Serena Williams
 
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Just now (yesterday):
Nellie Taraba Wallberg has made history for Sweden, beating Spain’s Charo Esquiva Bañuls in the girls’ singles final of the MEHRLEBEN U18 European Junior Championships, powered by Finanzfuchsgruppe.

In a battle between the tournament’s top two seeds, Taraba Wallberg seemed one step ahead throughout most of the match. Having wrapped up the first set 6-4, the second settled into a similar pattern, with Esquiva Bañuls always playing catch-up.

There was a notable change in intensity at the end of the set though. At 6-4, 5-4 and 30-0 Taraba stood just two points from the Championship but Esquiva broke confidently, attacking the net on two consecutive points and wresting the initiative after chasing down drop shots on the next two. She held in the next game to hold the lead in a set for the first time, and her opponent held to force a tie break.

Taraba Wallberg quickly established an unassailable lead, when a Spanish double fault and a return winner from the Swede gave her a 4-1 lead. A crisp volley set up five match points and wrapping up the breaker 7-2 Taraba Wallberg gave a squeal of delight.

It’s been a great tournament for Sweden, with Linea Bajraliu claiming a bronze medal in singles, and the pair also teaming up for doubles bronze. Most impressive of all, this is the first time a Swedish girl has won a European 18 & Under girls’ title. Sweden has been one of the more prolific winners of the boys’ tournament, with eight singles champions (most recently Mikael Ymer in 2015) and four doubles titles.

And she couldn't have asked for a better end to her junior career, revealing afterwards, "This is actually my last junior tournament. I’m so happy and proud of myself. It’s been a great tournament!"
They're both 18 though (Nellie and Linnea), and some posters seems to ignore/dismiss junior results at that age. But I think they're worth watching.