After a difficult start to the match, Virginie Razzano easily won the second and third sets with a decisive score of 4/6 6/0 6/0.
She continues her impressive run in the tournament by qualifying for the quarter-finals, where she will face the top seed, Romina Oprandi. The Swiss player, ranked 53rd in the world, secured a 6/2 6/4 victory against the Brazilian Teliana Pereira (ranked 119th). She demonstrated variety in her play, using effective drop shots in both forehand and backhand, approaching the net, and maintaining a solid baseline game.
A promising match awaits us on Friday between R. Oprandi who will have to live up to her top-seed status and V. Razzano who is seeking confidence, as she emphasized at the end of the match. She is training hard to return to the top international level and is keen to reach the end of this tournament on Sunday.
The other French player of the day, Myrtille Georges (ranked 174th) lost 6/2 2/6 2/6 after a tough baseline battle against Mandy Minella, the Luxembourg player ranked 79th in the world.
Thursday from 11:30 am, the continuation and end of the second round, with French player Caroline Garcia facing Colombian Catalina Castaño.
Day’s Program
CENTRAL COURT Starting at 11:30 am
Marina ZANEVSKA (UKR) / Sharon FICHMAN (CAN)
Anne SHAEFER (GER) / Vania KING (USA)
Not before 3:00 pm
Catalina CASTAÑO (COL) / Caroline GARCIA (FRA)
Tatjana MARIA (GER) / Arantxa RUS (NED)
COURT A
Not before 2:00 pm
Alexandra PANOVA (RUS) & Valeria SOLOVYEVA (RUS) /
Julia COHEN (USA) & Sharon FICHMAN (RUS)
