Opposed to the American Elvina Kalieva (WTA 201), the Eupenoise started rather badly. The first set also saw the representative of the Verviers district accumulate avoidable faults and lose 6-3.
During the second set, Benoit reacted and won 6-3, enough to afford a 3rd set which she won 6-4, following several successive breaks and counter-breaks. Here she is on the next turn.
Note that, as she told us earlier this weekMarie Benoit is considering this tournament in Orlando “as a bonus”but count “give everything to continue to progress”.
