Let’s be honest: we feared the worst during this German Open! After the immediate elimination of our three male representatives, Tuesday, it was the turn of the women to enter the running on Wednesday. Starting with Lianne Tan (world n ° 45), opposed to the Danish Andersen (n ° 97) in this table of 32.
After a first set to the advantage of the Danish (4-9, 6-14, 8-18), concluded with a score of 13-21, the second was undecided until … 17-16, time chosen by Lianne to accelerate. Alternating short and long play, the Belgian destabilized her opponent to score four points in a row (21-16) and re-establish equality, with one set everywhere.
In the third set, the Dane still hung on until 9-7 before seeing our compatriot slip away (15-7, 16-9) and win by the mark of 21-9. Phew! In the next round, Lianne Tan will meet the Swiss Jaquet (n ° 49), whom she beat two weeks ago, in Denmark, for a place in the quarter-finals.
Also engaged in this German Open, Clara Lassaux (19 years old / n ° 215) had a catastrophic start against the Czech Zetchiri (n ° 63), scoring her first point only at 0-12 and bowing to the score of 4-21. Fortunately for the young and talented Brabançonne, the second set was tighter, Clara hanging on until 12-12 before breaking down (12-17 and, finally, 15-21). To be reviewed, of course, in other circumstances, even if uncertainty hangs over the holding of competitions at the end of the season!
