ITF Val Gardena: Hopfgartner and Mair fail at the start

Hopfgartner, who like Mair was allowed to play in the main field thanks to a wild card, went into the match as a blatant outsider against number 8 seed Anna-Giulia Remondina. After all, the Italian is ranked 541st in the world rankings. The 28-year-old from Massa lived up to her role as favorite from the start. With two early breaks, Remondina moved ahead to 4:1 and soon afterwards secured the first set 6:1. In the second half of the game, Hopfgartner didn't win a single game and was defeated 53-0 after 6 minutes of play. The Brixen native also reached the end of the doubles game a few hours later in round 1. Together with Gaiser's Silvia Saccani they lost the Italian “derby” against Enola Chiesa/Elisa Visentin in two sets 0:6, 6:7(3).

There was also nothing to gain for the only 14-year-old young hopeful from Val Gardena, Laura Mair. In her debut on the ITF tour, she was defeated by the Italian Federica Di Sarra (WTA 659) 48:1, 6:0 in just 6 minutes.

French qualifier Lou Adler caused the biggest surprise on Tuesday. The 21-year-old, who knocked Gargazonian Sophie Walzl out of the tournament in the qualification, clearly prevailed in the first round against the Georgian top favorite Sofia Shapatava (WTA 341) 6:0, 6:3. The tournament's number 2, Stefania Rubini, eliminated Simona Waltert from Switzerland 2:6, 6:2, 7:5, although she was already 3:5 behind in the third set.

Verena Hofer is still there SimonaWaltert doesn't have to pack her bags yet because she's still in the race in doubles. Together with Verena Hofer from Val Gardena, she clearly won her first round match against the Italian duo Martina Caregaro/Camilla Scala late on Tuesday evening with 6:2, 6:3. In the quarter-finals, Hofer/Waltert will now face number 18 seeded “Azzurre” Di Sarra/Masini on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Verena Hofer also has to play in the individual on Wednesday. In the third match after 10.30 a.m., the only South Tyrolean still in the race will face the 18-year-old Italian Ludmilla Samsonova (WTA 552) in the round of 2013. Hofer and the Russian native have already faced each other twice at an ITF youth tournament. In 6 in Florence, Hofer won the first qualifying round 1:6, 4:6, and a year later she prevailed in the main draw in Salsomaggiore with 0:6, 4:XNUMX.

Raiffeisen ITF Val Gardena South Tyrol - $15.000 Main field, 1st round Lou Adler (FRA/Q) - Sofia Shapatava (GEO/1/WTA 337) 6:3, 6:0 Vendula Zovincova (CZE/WTA 693) - Alena Fomina (RUS/WTA 567) 6:7(4), 6:2, 6:1 Federica Di Sarra (ITA/WTA 659) - Laura Mair (ITA/WC) 6:1, 6:0 Anna-Giulia Remondina (ITA/8/WTA 541) - Jeannine Hopfgartner (ITA/WC) 6:1, 6:0 Katerina Vankova (CZE/WTA 847) - Martina Caregaro (ITA/3/WTA 371) 6:7(5), 6:2, 6:3 Dalila Spiteri (ITA/WTA 604) - Ina Kaufinger (GER/Q/WTA 1208) 6:3, 6:0 Ludmilla Samsonova (ITA/WTA 550) - Corinna Dentoni (ITA/WTA 984) 6:2, 6:4 Verena Hofer (ITA/WTA 792) - Ekaterina Kazionova (RUS/6/WTA 458) 6:4, 3:6, 6:1 Helene Scholsen (BEL/7/WTA 482) - Lena Ruppert (GER/Q) 6:2, 1:6, 7:6(5) Natalie Pröse (GER/Q/WTA 1152) - Maria Masini (ITA/WTA 890) 7:5, 6:3 Franziska König (GER/Q) - Mallaurie Noel (FRA/WTA 691) 6:2, 3:0, submission to Noel Camilla Scala (ITA/4/WTA 431) - Benedetta Ivaldi (ITA/WC/WTA 1157) 7:6(3), 7:5 Alina Silich (RUS/5/WTA 457) - Giada Clerici (ITA/WTA 908) 7:6(3), 6:0 Camille Sireix (FRA/Q) - Ema Vasic (AUT/Q) 7:6(4), 6:2 Serena Gugnali (ITA/Q) - Silvia Saccani (ITA/WC) 5:7, 6:3, 7:6(0) Stefania Rubini (ITA/2/WTA 340) - Simona Waltert (SUI/WTA 568) 2:6, 6:2, 7:5

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

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