Disappointing Conclusion to Trinergy Open as Ladies 1 Final Cannot Be Played

Infuriating, frustrating, but above all disappointing for the organizers of the Trinergy Open who had invited sponsors and supporters to attend the apotheosis of the tournament.

Unfortunately, after the zakouskis, there was no main course, the Ladies 1 final between Chelsea Vanhoutte and Lisa Claeys could not be played. The two players were present, they played a game “for the form”, received their prize, before seeing Lisa Claeys spinning in the direction of Antwerp.

“Lisa received a wild card to participate in the ITF tournament in Duffelexplains Xavier De Leenheer, referee of the tournament alongside Marc Hofmans. You should know that the ITF rules for international tournaments and AFT are not the same. On the AFT side, a player is authorized to participate in two tournaments in the same week, whether it is an ITF tournament or a Belgian Circuit tournament such as that of La Hulpe. For the ITF, a player must have finished his previous tournament before starting his first match. As we learned the info that Saturday evening, it was impossible for us to modify the program and play the ladies’ final earlier.

Chelsea Vanhoutte therefore won without playing. Among the men, on the other hand, there was indeed a match between the Liège resident Arnaud Bovy, who defeated Harold Huens in the semi-finals, and the outsider of his face-to-face with Yannick Mertens, former member of the world Top 200 and easy winner of Arnaud Destrebeck the day before in the semi-final. The logic was respected, Mertens winning 7/5 6/3. “However, it was not easy and I expected it because I know Arnaud well.says the winner. He started the match very well to lead 4-0, I was not there before returning to the game. I save a set point at 5-4 on his serve then I played better and better, I relaxed and the match turned out well for me in the second set.

This is his first victory at La Hulpe. “I have more time now that I’m not on the international circuit too much. It was a big week with two matches in qualifying then four in the main draw and I’m happy to have finished in a very raised and in which I had everything to lose.”

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2023-08-13 07:00:00
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