Alizé Lim and Chloé Paquet join Amandine Hesse in the second round of the Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes. After a match lasting 2 hours and 47 minutes, Alizé Lim qualified at the expense of Virginie Razzano.
Then, Chloe Paquet, the last French player in this first round, held her nerve against Australian Lizette Cabrera and won in 2 sets. German Carina Witthoeft, the number 1 seed and strong favorite, was eliminated by young Russian Elizaveta Kulichkova.
Among the qualifiers, 20-year-old Croatian Jana Fett and Russian Elizaveta Kulichkova were the surprise packages this Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Jana Fett made quick work of Irina Khromacheva, the number 3 seed and 92nd worldwide. She will meet Tereza Martincova, the world number 144, on center court this Wednesday. As for Elizaveta Kulichkova, she perfectly concluded this first round by leaving no chance to the 78th world player, Carina Witthoeft.
Today’s results
Jana Fett (CRO) beat Irina Khromacheva (RUS): 6-1, 6-1
Tereza Martincova (CZE) beat Ivina Jorovic (SRB): 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(1)
Tatjana Maria (GER) beat Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR): 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) beat Kai-Chen Chang (TPE): 6-0, 6-3
Alizé Lim (FRA) beat Virginie Razzano (FRA): 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4
Maryna Zanevska (BEL) beat Nina Stojanovic (SRB): 6-4, 6-3
Heather Watson (GBR) beat Aryna Sabalenka (BLR): 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-2
Chloe Paquet (FRA) beat Lizette Cabrera (AUS): 6-2, 7-6(2)
Anna Blinkova (RUS) beat Viktoriya Tomova (BUL): 6-2, 6-3
Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) beat Carina Witthoeft (GER): 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2
Katarina Zavatska (UKR) beat Yanina Wickmayer (BEL): 7-5, 6-1
