The French player Alizé Lim qualified this afternoon for the quarter-finals of the Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes, along with Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, Russian Elizaveta Kulichkova, and Ukrainian Katarina Zavatska.
On the other hand, there was disappointment for the French player Chloé Paquet, who was unable to do anything against Elizaveta Kulichkova, who won this duel in 2 sets and 1 hour and 33 minutes of play.
Earlier in the day, Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia easily defeated the young 18-year-old Russian Anna Blinkova in 2 sets: 6-3, 6-4. As for Chloé Paquet, she faced a formidable opponent in the form of Russian Elizaveta Kulichkova. The French player unfortunately ended her run before the quarter-finals, losing 7-5, 6-2.
In the late afternoon, with high quality play, Alizé Lim controlled the match from start to finish, making short work of her opponent, the English player Heather Watson, seeded number 7. To conclude this second round, the 17-year-old Ukrainian player Katarina Zavatska defeated the world number 114 Belgian Maryna Zanevska in 2 sets and 1 hour 20 minutes of play.
The results of the day
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) defeated Anna Blinkova (RUS): 6-3, 6-4
Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) defeated Chloé Paquet (FRA): 7-5, 6-3
Alizé Lim (FRA) defeated Heather Watson (GBR): 6-3, 7-5
Katarina Zavatska (UKR) defeated Maryna Zanevska (BEL): 6-4, 6-3
Alizé Lim Photo Credit Nicolas Gavet.jpg
The quarter-finals will take place this Friday. All 4 matches are scheduled on the center court, starting with the first match at 11 AM: Russian Elizaveta Kulichkova versus Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia. Croatian Jana Fett will then face Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, seeded number 5. The third match will pit Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck against Swiss Jil Teichmann, before French player Alizé Lim encounters Ukrainian Katarina Zavatska.
