Petange (W25) – Barely titled, Audrey Albié continues in Luxembourg #petange #albie #dartron #tennis #robbe
It’s rare enough to be reported: the final of a $25,000 was exclusively blue. It was in Saint-Etienne that it happened. Audrey Albie (Photo) and Emeline Dartron disputed the title in the Loire. Seeded n°7, Audrey Albié had successively eliminated Zoe Richard, Fiona Ganz and the Croatian Jana Fett. Saturday, she fought a sacred fight (6-3, 5-7, 6-3) against the Swiss Conny Perrin. This pretty course is not surprising if because she had “hit” a Top 100 -Tajana Maria- in Poitiers. But she probably doesn’t expect to win the tournament that way. As she dominated the proceedings by leading 6-4, 3-0, Albie won the final after abandoning Picardy Emeline Dartron, 816th in the world and from qualifying. La Picarde came out of qualifying, let’s remember.
The ATP Finals one? Turin until this Sunday
Alic Robbe pulled the No. 1 seed
The player from La Roche-sur-Yon won her fourth title, but certainly the best because the three previous ones were worth $15,000. This Monday, she is ranked 318th in the world but her points have not been changed. She should slam a better ranking around the 271st place in the world. In the meantime, she is lining up for the $25,000 Pétange this week. In the first round, she will face the Belgian Sophie Costoulas. After two tournaments in Portugal, Alice Robbé, 345th in the world, went up to the North. She will have a hell of a challenge since she will challenge the Czech Linda Noskova, seeded n°1. Note that the French Thessy Ntondele Zinga, 16 years old, and Yaroslava Bartachevich got out of the qualifications.