Titled in doubles last year, Susan Bandecchi (WTA 141) is still swimming in happiness in Lausanne. The Ticino woman has passed the first round of the Ladies Open. She won 6-2 6-1 ahead of Océane Dodin (WTA 78) to pick up her first victory in a WTA 250 tournament.
This victory was acquired at the end of a flawless performance against a Frenchwoman who, it is true, multiplied the unforced errors, starting on the service with 12 double faults. The intelligence of the Tessinoise was to force the Northerner to play the shot too much. This victory is timely for Bandecchi, whose results curve in 2022 was not alarming. She may offer him a derby in the round of 16 if Belinda Bencic (13) wins Tuesday against Diane Parry (77).
Eye-catching In-Albon
Ylena In-Albon (121) did not sign the expected feat. She fell to Jule Niemeier (109) 5-7 7-6 6-3, quarter-finalist at Wimbledon In the first 2 rounds, Ylena In-Albon showed real strength of character. She was thus led 4-2 in the 1st before finding herself 2 points from winning the set at 5-4 30-30. In the 2nd, she signed an unlikely comeback after losing the first 4 games.
The “bad luck” of the Valaisanne was to face an opponent who did not give up despite the scenario of the 2nd round. And who also knows how to shine on clay since she won a tournament in Croatia on this surface last month before offering her first quarter-final in London in a Grand Slam tournament.
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