Diane Parry qualified for the semi-finals in Granby
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The Frenchwoman, who dismissed Tatjana Maria, will face Daria Kasatkina.
Diane Parry, 81st player in the world, qualified for the semi-finals of the hard-court tournament in Granby, Quebec, beating hard 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/4) the German Tatjana Maria (95th), Thursday.
The 19-year-old Frenchwoman, for whom this will be her first appearance in the last four of a women’s circuit event, after having reached it this year in WTA 125 (the equivalent of a Challenger) in Gaita (Spain), has long played scared.
Until then solid and not intimidated by the challenge, she controlled the game and even thought of holding the victory in two sets. But she missed three match points – two at 6-5, one in the deciding game -.
Finally pushed to a third set, Parry had to wait until the decisive game to finish in almost three hours.
She will have a lot to do in the half, because awaits the Russian Daria Kasatkina (10th), seeded N.1 of the tournament, who easily disposed 6-3, 6-2 of the Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz (64th) .
A high test which will deliver its lessons, during a Quebec course having already allowed her to gain confidence before the US Open, which she will play for the second time, with an affordable meeting at the 1st round against the Chinese Wang Qiang (103rd).
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