ITF Val Gardena: Verena Hofer in the quarterfinals

Samsonova, who is two years younger, is currently ranked 552nd in the WTA rankings and was therefore 241 positions better than Hofer. The match was very even at the beginning. The Russian native promptly pulled ahead to 4:2 with an early break, but Hofer didn't give up and equalized to 4:4 a little later. With the score at 5:6, the Val Gardena woman had to fend off two set points before making it 6:6. Hofer stayed cool in the tiebreak and won 7-3 after just over an hour of play. In the second set, Hofer made it 4:1 before Samsonova equalized again to 4:4. In the tenth game, the South Tyrolean finally used her first match point after 1:51 hours of play to make the final score 6:4.

In the quarterfinals on Thursday, Hofer will face the winner of the game between Dalila Spiteri from Italy and the Czech Katerina Vankova. Also eliminated on Wednesday was Hopfgartner's conqueror Anna-Giulia Remondina, number 8 in the tournament, 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.

Hofer in the double quarterfinals at 18 p.m The first quarter-final doubles matches will also be played in Val Gardena this Wednesday. Verena Hofer is also there, who only a few hours after her individual match with the Swiss Simona Waltert has to play against the number 3 seeded “Azzurre” Di Sarra/Masini.

Raiffeisen ITF Val Gardena South Tyrol - $15.000 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) 6:3, 6:0 Katerina Vankova (CZE/WTA 847) - Dalila Spiteri (ITA/WTA 604) 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) Stefania Rubini (ITA/2/WTA 340) - Serena Gugnali (ITA/Q) 6:2, 7:5

Football

Italy

International leagues

International

Winter sports

Tennis

Other sports

Motorsport

Cycling

Watersports

Events

Favorites

ITF Val Gardena: Verena Hofer in the quarterfinals

Local hero Verena Hofer is in the quarterfinals of the $15.000 “Raiffeisen ITF Val Gardena Südtirol” in Val Gardena. On Wednesday afternoon, the 20-year-old from Ortisei prevailed in the round of 7 against the Italian Ludmilla Samsonova in two sets with 6:3(6), 4:XNUMX.

Suggestions

Comments (0)