In tennis news, Beatriz Haddad Maia impressively defeated Emma Navarro in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals at the Strasbourg International. Liudmila Samsonova also secured a quarterfinal victory by defeating Haddad Maia. Additionally, Clara Burel overcame Elina Svitolina in an epic battle to secure her spot in the final eight. In another match, Danielle Collins dominated Katerina Siniakova to advance to the quarterfinals.
In full control πͺ In just 29 minutes, Danielle Collins takes the opener 6-1 over Clara Burel. #IS24 https://t.co/PyBlkWXucZ
No.2 seeds safely through in Strasbourg πͺβοΈ Demi Schuurs & @Luisa__Stefani advance to the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Olmos/Panova. #IS24 https://t.co/g9fX0L3iWI
Reaching the Rabat semifinals from 0-5 down in the decider 𫨠@peyton_stearns saves two match points en route to a comeback victory against defending champion Bronzetti! #WTARabat https://t.co/sM7FaJWoyY
7 games in a row to win π«’π Peyton Stearns defeats Lucia Bronzetti in an incredible comeback: 6-4, 4-6, 7-5! #WTARabat https://t.co/kwqpLa9pPA
Grado W75 R1: No. 8 seed Francesca Jones was a set and a break down against fellow-Brit (LL) Eden Silva, who served for the match at *6-5 in the 2nd set, but she battled back to win 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1! In R2, she will play (WC) Eleonora Alvisi ITA WR 776 (=CH).
Some more interesting R1s: Cachin vs Paul Mensik vs Ruud Fucsovics vs Tsitsipas Arnaldi vs Fils Gasquet vs Coric Humbert vs Sonego #RolandGarros
Some more R1s which jump out from the non-seeded players: Vekic vs Tsurenko Siegemund vs Kenin Sorribes Tormo vs Andreescu Ferro vs Parry (ooh-la-la) Putintseva vs Stephens #RolandGarros
Hitting her targets π― Liudmila Samsonova plays stunning tennis to defeat Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 6-0! With a quarterfinal victory under her belt, she will face the winner of Linette v. Keys next. πΏ #IS24 https://t.co/5yRaaIlFmt
Quarterfinals Day πββοΈ π Strasbourg π«π· [1] Vondrousova vs. Kalinina [3] Collins vs. Burel Linette vs. [4] Keys [5] Samsonova vs. [2] Haddad Maia π Rabat π²π¦ Rakhimova vs. [7] Cocciaretto [3] Sorribes Tormo vs. Sherif Stearns vs. [4] Bronzetti Tomova vs. Siegemund https://t.co/67laJa8Bfl
Grado W75: @edensilva got a lucky loser place :-), then drew no. 8 seed Francesca Jones to set up an all-GB R1 clash in Italy. In R1, Emily Appleton lost 1&3 to no. 7 seed Elena Pridankina WR 284 (CH 271 last month) :-(
Quick work from Collins β‘ Danielle Collins cruises past Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 6-2 and secures her spot in the quarterfinals in Strasbourg. #IS24 https://t.co/T6AXItLhID
Burel battles on π€Ί Clara Burel defeats the No. 7 seed Elina Svitolina 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-1 and secures her spot in the final 8 in Strasbourg. #IS24 https://t.co/sULrO5HndT
CLARA'S MOMENT β¨ Clara Burel defeats No.7 seed Svitolina on home soil in an epic battle 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-1! #IS24 https://t.co/TNmdHswtsf
Magic in Strasbourg β¨ @MagdaLinette defeats No.6 see Alexandrova 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-3 and secures her ticket into the final eight. #IS24 https://t.co/OWOzxSJq5N
Bia on clay isπ€― She defeats Navarro in straight sets 6-4, 7-6(1) and books her spot into the quarters! #IS24 https://t.co/4gh4lI741W
All aboard the Bia train π π§π· Beatriz Haddad Maia bests Emma Navarro in two sets: 6-4, 7-6(1). She is set to play fifth seed Liudmila Samsonova next! #IS24 https://t.co/WgfoMXQJoH
Battling back βοΈ Beatriz Haddad Maia comes back from 0-3 to secure the first set 6-4 over Navarro! #IS24 https://t.co/Uqc2RJx6Mk
Forecast in Strasbourg = ACTION PACKED π₯ [1] Vondrousova vs. Frech [2] Haddad Maia vs. Navarro [3] Collins vs. Siniakova [4] Keys vs. Wang [6] Alexandrova vs. Linette [7] Svitolina vs. Burel Kalinina vs. Ferro #IS24 https://t.co/PGk4mRPl2p
Grado W75 FQR: Gutted for no., 15 Q seed Freya Christie who gave no. 2 seed Gabriela Ce BRA WR 438 (CH 221 in 2019) a big fright on clay - she led by a set & 4-1 but the Brazilian fought back to win 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4 in a 3h 4m epic that saw 9 breaks and 7 holds for each player! :-(