The day of May 1st was a little “non-working” at the WTA 125 from Saint-Malo. Due to rainy weather, only two round of 16 matches could take place. Clara Burel passed between the drops in all respects since the Breton woman rejected three match points against the Turk Zeynep Sonmez. Friday, she will meet the Swiss Céline Naef.
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Cornet gets the better of Ferro, Boisson continues to fly
There will be four other French women in the quarter-finals. A Nice derby between Alizé Cornet And Fiona Ferro was on the program in the afternoon. Future retiree, Alizé had stopped the bleeding by dominating the young Astrid Lew Yan Foon. She continued well this Thursday by overcoming her friend in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. She will face another of her compatriots in the quarterfinals, Jessika Ponchet.
An invitation to the French Open, Lois Boisson in a dream. And it aligns the performances. In the second round, she pulverized the Argentine qualifier this Thursday: Solana Sierra, 6-1, 6-0. The Dijonnaise impresses. She will face Katie Volynets in quarters, faller of Carole Monnet, 6-4, 6-3.
Ponchet aims for the Race France wild card, Paquet also shows up
Jessika Ponchet is eyeing the Race France wild card. With her victory this Thursday, the Landaise is reaching the goal. She knew how to dismiss the Colombian Emiliana Arango, an opponent of the Bleues for the play-off Billie Jean King Cup. Success 6-3, 6-4. Chloe Paquet (n°6) showed authority to tame the Belarusian Iryna Shymanovic, 6-4, 6-3. The mission will get complicated in the quarterfinals against the American Peyton Stearns.
