Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Wednesday April 17, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.
Injured in the right thigh, Diane Parry was unable to complete her match against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, who will therefore be Caroline Garcia’s opponent in the round of 16 in Rouen. Naomi Osaka, one of the headliners of the Normandy tournament, was also eliminated.
Eighth and last Frenchwoman to enter the new WTA 250 tournament in Rouen, Diane Parry will not see the round of 16, unlike Varvara Gracheva, Clara Burel and Caroline Garcia. The 21-year-old was forced to retire during her match against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. The world No. 49 faced No. 68 for the first time in her career, but after winning the first set 6-3 and trailing 3-1 in the second, she threw in the towel due to an injury to his right thigh. The massage provided by the physiotherapist during the meeting and the strap applied gave her some relief, but not enough to complete the meeting. The Francilienne does not want to take any risk of aggravating her injury 40 days before Roland-Garros, and it is therefore the Slovak who passes this first round. Parry started the match very well, breaking at 1-1 and 3-1. Schmiedlova’s break to return to 5-3 did not make her panic, and she actually re-broke it in the next game to pocket the set. The second set began with three consecutive breaks, and when the Slovak had finally won her service game to lead 3-1, she saw her opponent reach the net to shake her hand. It is therefore Schmiedlova who will face Caroline Garcia for a place in the quarter-finals on Thursday. The Slovak won their first confrontation in 2013 in Taiwan, but the Lyonnaise won the second in 2016 in Dubai.
Osaka on the mat
This Wednesday also marked the entry into the running of former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, now 192nd after a rather mixed return from maternity (round of 16 in Brisbane, 1st round at the Australian Open and in Abu Dhabi, quarter in Doha, 16th final in Indian Wells and Miami). In Rouen, the Japanese will not go further than the first round, after her elimination against Martina Trevisan (78th). The Italian won 6-4, 6-2 in 1h32, losing her serve only once.
2024-04-17 16:44:00
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