A beautiful day on this public holiday where a large crowd came to support the players who contested 9 singles matches and 7 doubles matches.
The tournament’s first, fourth, and seventh seeds were eliminated this Tuesday, May 8, at the Parc des sports in Cagnes-sur-Mer. Indeed, Elena Baltacha (GBR) was upset by Kristina Barrois (GER), the 208th-ranked player in the WTA, a former world No. 57 who is trying to return to her best form.
That wasn’t the case for Aravane Rezaรฏ, the French player (ranked 139th, former top 20), who was defeated late in the afternoon 6/4, 7/5 by the Japanese Ayumi Morita, ranked 77th in the world. The match could easily have swung in favor of the powerful French player, but she failed to convert important break points in the first set and two set points to her advantage in the second set. The other two French players, Victoria Larriรจre and Kristina Mladevic, unfortunately, also faltered today. Only Stรฉphanie Foretz Gacon (82nd) and young Caroline Garcia (156th) remain to represent France; they won yesterday and will face each other in the next round.
This Wednesday from 10 AM, the second rounds of singles, the first rounds of doubles, and the 9/10-year-old tournament will take place for a very reasonable price of 5 euros.
