Mingge (‘Mimi’) Xu reached the women’s singles semi-finals and women’s doubles final at the Futures tournament which is currently being held at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. She was the Junior Girls champion at the LTA 18U Lexus Junior National Championships in April and made the girls’ doubles final at Wimbledon last Sunday.
Futures record before Nottingham
Xu won a Futures event in March with Radka Zelníčková. She was a semi-finalist in women’s singles in Monastir the following week and in Glasgow last October.
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16 year old Mimi Xu 🇬🇧 wins her first senior title as she partners Slovakian Radka Zelnickova 🇸🇰 to the ladies doubles title at W15 Monastir. Defeats Tamira Paszek 🇦🇹 in the final! What an experience for the British junior 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/bHHKY9zORQ
— Chris Goldsmith (@TheTennisTalker) March 16, 2024
Nottingham Futures – Women’s Singles
Xu beat Amarni Banks, Danielle Daley and Ankita Raina before her semi-final match against Heather Watson. Raina reached the quarter-finals of the Veneto Open and won against Xu in a Futures tournament in Ilkey last year, however, she lost to her 7-6 6-0 on Friday. Xu was then beaten by Watson in straight sets.
Battle of the Brits at the Lexus GB Pro-Series Nottingham 🇬🇧
Watch @HeatherWatson92 🆚 Mimi Xu in the semi-finals live now ⤵️
— LTA (@the_LTA) July 20, 2024
Nottingham Futures – Women’s Doubles
Xu and Katie Swan took part in the women’s doubles tournament. They defeated Tamira Paszek and Jacqueline Cabaj Awad in the round of 16 and Ena Koike and Sayaka Ishii in the quarter-finals. Xu and Swan overcame Sarah Beth Grey and Madeleine Brooks in the semi-finals, however they lost to Naiktha Bains and Amelia Rajeckti in the final.
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