Message from February 14, 2024
That was the first big surprise at the “Burg-Wächter Ladies Open” in Altenkirchen. Clara Tauson (Denmark), seeded number two and two-time winner in the district town, had to admit defeat in the first round game against wild card player Alison van Uytvanck (Belgium).
Wildcard player Alison van Uytvanck prevailed against Clara Tauson after a great fight. (Photo: organizer)
Altenkirchen. Long tennis evening on Tuesday (February 13th) at the “Burg-Wächter Ladies Open” in Altenkirchen: During the first “night session” of the women’s tennis world ranking tournament for 60,000 US dollars in Altenkirchen, spectators came to the “Burg-Wächter Matchpoint” Get your money’s worth in the SRS sports park. The evening game between Alison van Uytvanck and defending champion Clara Tauson (Denmark), which began shortly after 7 p.m., only ended at 10:08 p.m. with a result that surprised many. The Belgian van Uytvanck won 6:2, 5:7, 7:6 (7:1) against the number two seed, who won the Altenkirchen tournament in 2021 and 2023. Van Uytvanck, who was given a wildcard by tournament director Razvan Mihai after a long injury misery, also stood her ground against the Dane when she scored a few “big points” in the third and decisive set. Van Uytvanck stood his ground and ultimately won the tiebreak 7-1. The first big surprise was perfect. Immediately before, a second semi-final participant from last year, Noma Noha Akugue, had been eliminated on the same place. The young Hamburger couldn’t maintain the level she showed in the first set against Magali Kempen from Belgium and said goodbye to the tournament, increasingly struggling with herself (6:4, 0:6, 3:6).
Top seed Dodin in the “Night Session”
On Wednesday evening, February 14th, from 7 p.m., the top seeded player will present herself to viewers for the first time in the “Night Session”. The French Océane Dodin, number 72 in the world rankings, meets Julia Stusek (Mannheim). Both triumphed at the Australian Open in January. Dodin reached the round of 16 in Melbourne and her best result at a Grand Slam tournament. Stusek, who was only 15 years old, reached the final of the junior competition together with the Czech Julie Pasticova. Wildcard holder Stusek has no pressure against Dodin. And perhaps, like Alison van Uytvanck, she will also pull off a surprise at the other end of the table. (vh/PM)
Tuesday’s results
Singles, first round: Mona Barthel – Carolina Kuhl (both Germany) 1:6, 7:6 (7:2), 6:0, Daria Snigur (Ukraine/4) – Alice Robbe (France) 6:1, 6: 2, Ella Seidel (Germany/5) – Nigina Abduraimova (Uzbekistan) 6:4, 6:4, Magali Kempen (Belgium) – Noma Noha Akugue (Germany) 4:6, 6:0, 6:3, Alison van Uytvanck (Belgium) – Clara Tauson (Denmark/2) 6:1, 5:7, 7:6 (7:1).
Doubles, round of 16: Emily Appleton/Martyna Kubka (England/Poland/2) – Julia Avdeeva/Fabienne Gettwart (Germany) 6:4, 7:5, Ya-Husan Lee/Anika Wagner(Taiwan/Bosnia-Herzegovina) – Christina Bednarczyk /Angelina Wirges (Germany) 6:2, 6:2, Susan Bandecchi/Maria Bassols Ribera (Switzerland/Spain) – Melanie Klaffner/Sinja Kraus (Austria) 6:0, 2:6, 10:4 (match tiebreak) , Kathleen Kanev/Alice Robbe (Germany/France) – Isabelle Haverlag/Anna Rogers (Netherlands/USA/3) 1:6, 6:4, 12:10, Silvia Ambrosio/Lena Papadakis (Italy/Germany) – Nastasja Schunk/ Ella Seidel (Germany) 7:6 (8:6), 6:4, Julia Lohoff/Conny Perrin (Germany/Switzerland/1) – Marie Charlotte Vogt/Carolina Kuhl (Germany) 7:5, 6:2, Celina Naef /Bibiane Schoofs (Switzerland/Netherlands) – Tayisiya and Yana Morderger (Germany) 6:2, 6:0, Maya Chwalinski/Jessica Maleckova (Poland/Czech Republic) – Nigina Abduraimova/Alena Fomina-Klotz (Uzbekistan/-/4) 4 :6, 6:2, 10:7.
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2024-02-14 06:31:18
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