This Tuesday, the French Clara Burel, 122nd player in the world, qualified for the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Strasbourg, on clay, after beating the Estonian Kaia Kanepi, 76th player in the world, in two sets (7- 5, 7-6 (0)) and 1h55 of play.
Clara Burel continues. This Tuesday, the Frenchwoman, 122nd player in the world, qualified for the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Strasbourg, on clay, after beating the Estonian Kaia Kanepi, 76th player in the world, in two sets (7-5, 7-6 (0)) and 1h55 into the game. In the first set, the two players played evenly for the first six games. At 3-3, the French was the first to get a break point, but without success.
In the process, it was even the Habs who lost their service, white. At 5-3, the Estonian then had the opportunity to serve to win this first set. Despite a first break point saved, Kaia Kanepi was then unable to do anything on the second and last. The better ranked of the two then gave up her last serve, despite, this time, two first balls being saved. In the process, Clara Burel did not hesitate to pocket this first round (7-5).
Kanepi outclassed in the tie-break
Finally, in the second and last set, at 1-1, despite three first balls saved, the 76th player in the world was the first to give up her serve, before a break in stride. At 3-2, the Estonian made the break again, on her second opportunity. Before losing his advantage just after. At 5-4, Kaia Kanepi got a final break point. The most important insofar as it was then synonymous with set point. But without success. Pushed to the tie-break, the better ranked of the two did not score any points in this decisive game. Leaving his opponent of the day to win (7-6 (0)). In the quarter-finals, Clara Burel will face the winner of the duel between the Australian Kimberly Birrell, 111th player in the world, and the American Bernarda Pera, 38th player in the world and seeded n°4.
