ITF Val Gardena: Hofer fails in the doubles quarter-finals

It was only in the afternoon that Hofer beat Ludmilla Samsonova (WTA 552) 7:6(3), 6:4 in the singles after almost two hours of play. On Thursday at 20 p.m., the 18-year-old from Ortisei will face Czech Katerina Vankova, number 845 in the world, in the quarterfinals, who was able to hold her own against Dalila Spiteri with a surprisingly clear score of 6:2, 6:2. Vankova was already number 218 in the world two years ago.

In the evening Hofer had to play doubles. With the Swiss Simona Waltert she met the number 3 seeded Italian duo Federica Di Sarra/Maria Masini. The favorites promptly moved ahead to 5:1, but Hofer/Waltert then won four games in a row to equalize 5:5. So the first set had to be decided in a tiebreak. Here Hofer/Waltert had six set points, but in the end Di Sarra/Masini narrowly won 13:11.

Hofer/Waltert promptly countered, dominated the second half of the game and moved ahead to 5-1. After just under half an hour they won the set 6:2. So the match went into the decisive super tiebreak. Hofer/Waltert showed an extremely strong performance, but it wasn't quite enough to create a sensation. After 1:34 hours of play they had to admit defeat 7:10.

Few surprises in the remaining individual encounters There were almost no surprises in the remaining individual games. Hopfgartner's conqueror Anna-Giulia Remondina, number 8 in the tournament, was eliminated, who clearly lost the Italian duel against Federica Di Sarra, who was able to hold her own against Laura Mair yesterday, 3:6, 0:6. Number 2 seed Stefania Rubini is next after a 6:2, 7:5 win against Serena Gugnali. The number 4 seed, Camilla Scala, had more trouble than expected. The 23-year-old Italian beat German qualifier Franziska König 4:6, 6:3, 7:6(7) in the third set after almost three hours of play. The Russian Alina Silich, seeded number 5, brought the Frenchwoman Camille Sireix to her knees 6:2, 6:3.

Raiffeisen ITF Val Gardena South Tyrol - $15.000 Main draw, round of 16 Vendula Zovincova (CZE/WTA 693) - Lou Adler (FRA/Q) 7:6(2), 7:6(2) Federica Di Sarra (ITA/WTA 659) - Anna-Giulia Remondina (ITA/8/WTA 541) 6:3, 6:0 Katerina Vankova (CZE/WTA 847) - Dalila Spiteri (ITA/WTA 604) 6:2, 6:2 Verena Hofer (ITA/WTA 792) - Ludmilla Samsonova (ITA/WTA 550) 7:6(3),6:4 Helene Scholsen (BEL/7/WTA 482) - Natalie Pröse (GER/Q/WTA 1152) 7:6(3), 7:5 Camilla Scala (ITA/4/WTA 431) - Franziska König (GER/Q) 4:6, 6:3, 7:6(7) Alina Silich (RUS/5/WTA 457) - Camille Sireix (FRA/Q) 6:2, 6:3 Stefania Rubini (ITA/2/WTA 340) - Serena Gugnali (ITA/Q) 6:2, 7:5

Main draw, quarterfinals Vendula Zovincova (CZE/WTA 693) - Federica Di Sarra (ITA/WTA 659) Katerina Vankova (CZE/WTA 847) - Verena Hofer (ITA/WTA 792) Helene Scholsen (BEL/7/WTA 482) - Camilla Scala (ITA/4/WTA 431) Alina Silich (RUS/5/WTA 457) - Stefania Rubini (ITA/2/WTA 340)

Doubles, quarterfinals Alena Fomina/Ekaterina Kazionova (RUS/1) - Gloria Ceschi/Chiara De Vito (ITA) 6:1, 6:0 Anna-Giulia Remondina/Dalila Spiteri (ITA/4) - Enola Chiesa/Elisa Visentin (ITA) 6:1, 6:2 Federica Di Sarra/Maria Masini (ITA/3) - Verena Hofer/Simona Waltert (ITA/SUI) 7:6(11), 2:6, 10:7, Helene Scholsen/Alina Silich (BEL/RUS/2) - Lou Adler/Camille Sireix (FRA) 6:2, 6:2

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ITF Val Gardena: Hofer fails in the doubles quarter-finals

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