Clara Burel had a good week in Poitiers even if she failed in the final against the Ukrainian Daria Snigur known to have won Wimbledon juniors in 2019. A cruel defeat 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in a match of more than two hours. Florent Serra is at the microphone of Tennis News in Poitiers when he had just commented on the final of the women’s tournament at the Creps de Poitiers between the two young women. The opportunity to come back with him to this final lost by the Frenchwoman, but also to talk about Lyon, the level of French tennis for women and men … and of course to talk about the great comeback of Roger Federer.
Florent Serra in Poitiers and at the microphone of Tennis Actu!
“For Clara, it takes a little for it to pass”
“It was played for nothing, because there was a lot of intensity imposed by the Ukrainian from the start of the match and we saw that in time, it would be difficult for Clara. But she found solutions from the start of the second set as well, by trying to vary the rhythms, to change the rhythms before back and frankly it worked well. I found the Ukrainian on the contrary very solid, because she never panicked. At 5-2 in the third, Clara comes back to 5-5, we believed in it, she did not give up and it takes a little for it to pass. “, detailed the French technician.
#Poitiers : Clara Burel will have to wait a bit for her 2nd W25 title … beaten in the final this Sunday by the Ukrainian Daria Snigur 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 at the @CREPS86 🎾 To find on @TennisNews / https://t.co/wXT1LJaXar #Burel #Snigur #WTA #FFT #ITF #Tennis #Lyon #TennisNews pic.twitter.com/mPQjP0sOMz
– TennisActu (@TennisActu) February 28, 2021
What about French tennis
As a specialist, the opinion of Florent Serra on the current level of French tennis is still interesting. Times are a little tough for French tennis players: Lucas Pouille and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who are trying to come back, Ugo Humbert which does not pass in Montpellier, the blues of Gilles Simon, no French in the second week at the Australian Open. French tennis has been brighter in the past. Florent Serra tempers the table a bit: “I think this is the period that wants that. We have a generation that has aged a little bit, but which was doing very, very well. We also have young people arriving. We have Corentin Moutet who is doing well, we have Ugo Humbert … To say whether they will be in the top 10 is a bit tricky. After that, we have good results, but we must further emphasize training and that the young people continue to work, because nothing is acquired.“
For the Blue, it is not easy either even if there is never the reservoir of men’s tennis. Next week will be an opportunity to take stock, because all the girls are in Lyon with an enticing line-up: “Yes it’s interesting, it’s the tournament Caro Garcia. It’s good that she plays it and the French will be able to show where they are against the best. We will also see young players like Clara who will be able to show what they are capable of.“
The countdown to Doha begins
🦾😃ðŸ‘??# 1weektogo pic.twitter.com/EDAgvqp2Md– Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) February 26, 2021
The Roger Federer countdown
It is the comeback that keeps all world tennis in suspense. The return of the Maestro after a little over a year of absence: “I can not wait to see Roger Federer. If he is in Dubai, it is because he must have worked. It’s a beautiful thing at 40 soon, to show what he is still capable of producing in the field. I can not wait to see it. Afterwards I think he will focus his entire calendar on the surfaces a little faster, but I can not wait to find Roger. It will be the first matches which are going to be a bit complicated, because nothing replaces the competition. We will see how he will play the important moments, find his automatisms on the court. This is what will be the hardest part, because the players opposite are playing well and have played matches. This is what is going to be the most difficult. Physically I think he will try to shorten the exchanges and we will see if he is able to hold up. But he will also play on his behalf and opposite, it will never be easy to go and finish the match.“
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