FQR:- Emily Appleton (GBR) WR405 [1] v Gaelle Desperrier (FRA) UNR (CH=654 in 2021 - she's 36)

Perhaps CD knows some background ?

-- Edited by the addict on Monday 26th of February 2024 03:42:54 PM

I don't know a lot about Gaelle except her name has been about for ever

I think she's rather like the other French woman I wrote about - Gaelle has been playing the CNGT big money events, she won Bolougne in January, won Chatres in December, won Rodez, I think, in autumn 2023, supposedly is on an amazing unbeaten run, she's N29 in the national rankings, which is very good ..... she's enjoying a more domestic version of her tennis career and earning her living doing it

Thanks CD. I saw she hadn't much recent success on the tour so assumed she must have been chasing the money elsewhere.

QF:- Emily Appleton (GBR) / Anastasia Tikhonova (***) CR234 (127+107) [1] LOST TO Alevtina Ibragimova (***) / Polina Kudermetova (***) CR814 (389+425)  6-4 3-6  8-10 

-- Edited by the addict on Thursday 29th of February 2024 06:38:12 PM

Not really suprising given the opposition, but the scoreline is dissapointing. Emily's serve not ticking over today.

R1:- Emily Appleton (GBR) WR407 [Q] LOST TO Anastasia Tikhonova (***) WR191 [6] 1-6 2-6

A new CH for Maddy, around 253 for reachng the final. Can she get her first title ?