Delfina Brea and Tamara Icardo, outsiders of these semi-finals of the female painting du Vigo WPT, challenge the champions of Alicante, Gemma Triay and Alejandra Salazar.
Fallers ofAlix Collombon and Jessica Castello in the eighth, Brea and Icardo want to prove that they are in their place, and that they can fight for a place in the final.
Delfi Brea starts the match as she has played the whole tournament: at a mind-boggling level of play. On a superb uncrossed volley, she concludes the golden point to take the first station wagon. 1/0
Stung in his pride, the pair of the moment reacts immediately to recover the break. The battle is on, to the delight of the few hundred spectators. 1/1
The machine Triay / Salazar is thrown. The Spaniards no longer make any mistakes, unlike the Brea / Icardo pair who are starting to understand the height of the mountain on the other side of the net. 4/1
Gemma Triay and Alejandra Salazar form a hurricane. They won 6 consecutive games to conclude the first set in 36 minutes. 6/1
The association Triay / Salazar don't slow down. She breaks, then wins her serve, for an eighth consecutive game! 2/0
These two players always want more. They won a decisive punto de oro which definitively sank their opponents of the day. New punto de oro then 10th game in a row ! The match in itself is not a massacre as suggested by this very severe score for Brea / Icardo. The games are hooked, but in the end it is 4/0 in the second set.
All puntos de oro fall on the same side in this set. 3 out of 3 for Triay / Salazar. Galicia is used to fickle weather, but Galician spectators did not expect such a storm!
12th consecutive game, set, match, and a new place in the final! 6/0
Salazar: “We felt very good today. We had a flow that is not felt every day. Athletes are always looking for this condition, but it is actually quite rare. ”
Triay: “Ale smiles all the time, even if we lose the point, and it's contagious. We really have fun on the court. ”
This pair impresses with their playing, but above all with the positive attitude that characterizes them. Looking at them, it looks like they are playing a game between friends. Nothing seems to be able to stop them.
Now it's time for the meeting between Lebron / Galan and Navarro / Di Nenno: