There was the Greek Michaela Laki, who dismissed the Maltese Francesca Curmi, Yaroslava Bartashevich, winner of the Franco-French duel against Alice Ramé or the feat of Amandine Monnot against the Belgian Sofia Costoulas (seeded n° 3) , but the performance of Émeline Dartron against Seone Mendez, seeded n° 6 (3-6, 6-4, 6-4), is all the more remarkable since the Australian had won the first round.
“I had a very average first set, I rushed a lot, I gave away points,” concedes the Francilienne. In the second, I held on, I played it and I saw that it worked. » After a first act completed in forty-one minutes (6-3) by the Australian, including 78% of first serves (compared to 56% at Dartron), the Frenchwoman took fifty-seven minutes to equalize.
By insisting on a line of long games, the 461st player in the world gradually got the better of the 335th. “It was a very physical fight, I moved her. I’m glad I got out of it. I held on physically and mentally. »
Heat
The proof, the decisive round starts with a 3-0. Before Mendez came back to 3-2. “Even when I lose my station wagon, I don’t break down. I have a little loss of energy, she gives it back a little. It can turn around quickly. » And we had to deal with the heat, one of the first strong ones of the year, for more than two hours. “By the end, I was starting to get chills. I wanted to finish quickly. »
Fifty-two minutes more, all the same, to complete a second 6-4 and go to rest. Well, not exactly. Before, Dartron qualified for the doubles semi-finals with Jenny Lim (4-6, 6-3, 10-8) against Audrey Albié and Emma Lene. A preview of the singles quarter-final against the latter for the 23-year-old.
Michel Faure
Behind the courts, the Font Pinquet construction site continues.
The Engie Open resists everything
Nothing is hindering the smooth running of the Engie Open 2024. However, there would be reason to be disrupted. First, by the work on the Francis-Rongiéras stadium and the installation of the athletics track near the courts (photo). Noisy for a sport that requires calm. “They started on Monday morning, we stopped the work,” says Bernard Darqué, the president of CA Périgueux Tennis.
Then there are the legislative elections, the first round of which takes place on Sunday June 30, like the final of the tournament. “This doesn’t change anything at all for us except the elected officials who will not be able to be present. But the mayor should be there at the start of the match,” says the manager.
Finally, the weather has been good since the start of the week. The rain shower that fell on Thursday June 27 in the morning “gave us a free watering of the courts, it was very good. But in the afternoon it was hot. » Which may matter at the end of the week.
