Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Tuesday April 15, 2025 at 9:37 p.m.
After a very difficult week of BJK Cup, Varvara Gracheva reassured herself by crossing the first round of the Rouen tournament this Tuesday evening, to the detriment of a better classified player than.
Eight French players were present in the first round of the Rouen tournament, they will be five in the second. Varvara Gracheva joined Ferro, Ponchet, drink and Rakotanga Rajaonah this Tuesday evening, having Sonay Kartal, a player yet better classified than her (59th against 67th). After a difficult week in BJK Cup in Vilnius, where she beat Swedish Zaar but lost against Turkish Sonmez and Belgian Minnen, contributing to the maintenance of the French team in D2 (while she was aiming for a qualification for a ascent dam), The French No. 1 has left his opponent no chance, winning 6-3, 6-2 in 1h28. After saving four entry break balls, Varvara Gracheva began to take the measure of her opponent, and took her service twice to lead 4-1. Kartal then erased one of her delay breaks (4-2), but she again lost her service at 5-3, and therefore the Channel. In the second, the Frenchwoman Breaké at 2-1, then at 5-2, and won this match, which allows her to win her ticket for the knockout stages, where Jessica Bouzas Maneiro awaits her. The Spanish, 73rd in the world, eliminated Maria Sakkari, falling back to 82nd in the world, on the score of 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 in 1h45.
Parks with a carpet
Also note this Tuesday the elimination of the seeded n ° 6, Alycia Parks, by the Italian qualified Camilla Rosatello, 288th world, who won on the score of 6-2, 6-3 in 1h18 by saving the eight break balls which the American has been obtained, and the qualification of the head of the n ° 3 Olga Danilovic, Serbian from the Aleksandra Krunic qualifications: 5-7, 6-0, 6-3 in 2h14. To follow Wednesday the eighth in Franco-French final between Fiona Ferro and Jessika Ponchetand Sarah Rakotanga Rajaonah’s match against Jaqueline Christian. The young Toulousaine will aim for the second victory of her career on the WTA circuit.
