Trailing 5-0 in the second set, the Colombian Angelica Bernal defeated the Chinese Zhenzhen Zu (6-4, 7-67-4) and won the Open Paratennis du Loiret.
A series finale! This Saturday, the Loiret Open Paratennis crowns its champions. At the start of the afternoon, it's time for the ladies. Between Angelica Bernal and Zhenzhen Zu, it was yours, mine. The two one-day teammates, victorious together in doubles the day before, gave each other uppercuts. The first round was one-sided in favor of the Colombian, who won the first set 6-0. Opposite, the Chinese seems to have lost all of her usual sharpness, which took her to the final.
Each in turn
In the second round, Zhenzhen Zu is transformed. Gone are the worries of the chair, racket and balls, the Chinese regains her authoritarian game. The dynamic is completely reversed, and here is the 9e world to a small game of equalization. Opposite, the Colombian resets. The revolt is back, and Angelica Bernal overturns everything. From 5-0, she came back to 5-5, before snatching the tie-break. Carried away by her momentum, demonstrative between her winning shots and her clenched fist, the South American won (7-66-4). A 4e this victory this season for her. From now on, the Colombian is getting closer to the international top 5. On her way, she notably eliminated Jiske Griffioen, double Paralympic champion in Rio and world number 5…
Lazarte makes the double in the quads
In the quads too, South America wins. The Argentinian Gonzalo Lazarte wins in his category. In the final, the 19-year-old won against Turkish Ugur Altinel in two sets (6-4, 6-1). A second coronation in Loiret, after his doubles victory. Alongside the young Habs Justin Michel, for a Franco-Argentinian team, he won against Masaryk-Slade. A benchmark victory for this player on the rise, who will team up again with his French teammate next week in Yvelines.
