2024-05-08 14:50:56
Published on May 8, 2024 at 4:50 p.m. – updated on May 8, 2024 at 5:17 p.m.
In the first round of the WTA 1000 in Rome, Clara Burel and Diane Parry were no match for Naomi Osaka and Anna Blinkova respectively. A little later this Wednesday, Varvara Gracheva will try to save honor.
On alternating current since her return to the courts at the start of the year, Naomi Osaka this time won this Wednesday in the first round of the WTA 1000 in Rome. Unfortunately for the Blues, her opponent of the day was called Clara Burel. Not at best in 2024 during the clay court season, the Frenchwoman lost in two sets (7-6, 6-1) and 1h26 of play. After a contested first round where we had to wait for the decisive game to see the Japanese make a big difference (7-2), the 45th in the world did not manage to go the distance. At 1-1 in the second set, the latter suffered a terrible 5-0 from the former world number 1, including a final white break to finish. In the next round, Osaka will now challenge the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk (20th in the world) in the Italian capital, while Burel will undoubtedly be keen to do much better in a few weeks at Roland-Garros.
Parry also won’t go any further
A little earlier, Diane Parry had suffered the same fate. Opposed to Anna Blinkova, the Frenchwoman was also beaten in two sets (6-2, 6-3) and 1h16 of play. Broken from the start and quickly led 5-1, the 50th in the world then had to quickly surrender in this first round. With her back to the wall, the Niçoise then managed to worry the Russian and was even in front at the start (3-0). It was at that moment that the machine stalled on the side of the Habs, who then suffered a scathing 6-0 from the 46th in the world. After a shutout to revive herself, Blinkova continued, notably with three breaks to boot. On the last, the latter validated her qualification for the 2nd round of the WTA 1000 in Rome. In the next round, the Russian will have a hard time facing the American Danielle Collins (15th in the world), who won the Charleston tournament on clay at the beginning of April.
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