The second round of the Saint-Malo tournament ended this Thursday, May 1. We analyze the performance of the Maralpines Fiona Ferro and Diane Parry.
It is not the Labor Day for everyone. HAS The Saint-Malo Openthe second round ended this Thursday, May 1. Fiona Iron et Diane Parry had an appointment on the central court to challenge it respectively Emeline Dartron (25 years old, 323rd in the world) and the former world n ° 1, Naomi osaka (27 years old, 55th in the world).
The first to launch the exchanges was the Valbonnaise Fiona Ferro. Tomber of the Lucky Loser, Noma Noha Akugue After saving two match balls, the Frenchwoman had to raise her level of play to run for a place in the quarter -finals. This is what she did, at least in key moments. Well returned to the meeting, Fiona Ferro takes the game break. In delicacy on his upgradesshe still manages to keep her advance until the middle of the first set. At 4-3, Emeline Dartron recolle on a completely missed service game from Fiona Ferro. In a pivotal moment, the Riviera remotivates itself to resume the advantage immediately. Her opponent doubts and even if she manages to obtain opportunities to make the first set last, Fiona Ferro awards it not without difficulty (6-4).
The second round is generally of the same ilk. The two players offer a fairly irregular game. Fiona Iron does not let go and ends up make your opponent and push it to the end. Emeline Dartron On a thread ends with Losing your nerves and continues direct faults. Fiona Ferro takes the opportunity to break and go to victory. She concluded the game on yet another direct fault of Emeline Dartron (6-4/6-4) After needing five match balls but no matter the result is there. In the quarter -finals She will be confronted with another Frenchwoman, Léolia Jeanjean.
Diane Parry touched in the thigh
Right after, it was Diane Parry’s turn to enter Naomi Osaka. The quadruple winner of Grand Chelem is the headliner of this Saint Malo tournament. There seeded n ° 2 hardly appreciates clay. A chance for Diane Parry to offer herself a good result in the face of a very good player. And the start of the match goes in this direction. Naomi Osaka is without solution to Niçoise Visibly very motivated. Applied, she thwarts the Japanese woman thanks to her power in a forehand almost surgical precision. Very active on first ball, Diane Parry returns the seconds of her opponent well And offers a double break in the face of a somewhat disillusioned Naomi Osaka. Diane Parry does not let herself be taken to deconancy and concludes the first round in 27 minutes (6-2).
More mobile second set, Naomi Osaka destabilizes Diane Parry which takes time before returning to the game. The Niçoise saves five Break balls before giving in on the sixth. Embedded in a false rhythm, she struggles to find solutions to return to the contact. A break later, Naomi Osaka finds himself leading 5-0. The match seems to have turned completely when the forehand of ex -world n ° 1 passes. All in power, it seems to spin straight towards the saving of the English Channel when suddenly, She relaxes. Diane Parry benefits and returns to 5-3. But the Japanese champion ends up leaving and won the second set (6-3).
Everything has to be redone in this part which seems to have balanced. Diane Parry tightens the game on her commitment, unlike Naomi Osaka on alternating current. Not at ease on this battered earth, which is quite fast, she concedes the entrance station wagon. For its part, the Riviera does not ask a question and thwarts the seeded n ° 2 which lacks relatively easy blows. At 3-1, Diane Parry is worn by the public Everything acquired in his cause when Naomi Osaka tries everything for everything. Without success at this time. But at 4-2 when she seemed close to letting the game slip away, The Japanese relaunch And manages to put pressure on the French. While the fight still rises in intensity, Diane Parry gets picked up on a double frustrating fault. An error possibly caused by a Left thigh pain. After a few minutes of interruption to Straper the area, the Niçoise returns to the court but the points parade. In difficulty on her support, she seems embarrassed on his players et his reverse. Naomi Osaka does not let herself be softened And take the opportunity to conclude the meeting. Score final (2-6/6-3/6-4).
