Open 6ème Sens, 2020 – Métropole de Lyon, France - WTA International

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DATE: March 2 - 8, 2020
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $251,750
DEFENDING CHAMPION: [New Tournament]

Seeds:

1. Sofia Kenin
2. Kristina Mladenovic
3. Caroline Garcia
4. Alize Cornet
5. Alison van Uytvanck
6. Jil Teichmann
7. Daria Kasatkina
8. Viktoria Kuzmova

The Tournament:

The WTA's Lyon Open (currently sponsored by 6ème Sens) is a tournament for female professional tennis players that is to be held annually in the first week of March beginning the 2020 season. It will be categorized as an International-level tournament and will be a part of the WTA Tour. The tournament will be played on indoor hard courts.

About Lyon:

Lyon or Lyons is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France. It is located in the country's east-central part at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, about 470 km (292 mi) south of Paris, 320 km (199 mi) north of Marseille and 56 km (35 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne. Inhabitants of the city are called Lyonnais.

Lyon had a population of 513,275 in 2015. It is the capital of the Metropolis of Lyon and the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,265,375 in 2014. The city is known for its cuisine and gastronomy, and historical and architectural landmarks; part of it is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Lyon was historically an important area for the production and weaving of silk. Lyon played a significant role in the history of cinema: it is where Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinematograph. It is also known for its light festival, the Fête des Lumières, which begins every 8 December and lasts for four days, earning Lyon the title of Capital of Lights.

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The Draw:

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Interested to see how Sofia Kenin plays in this tournament,quite frankly she should be able to win it.

 

[isabelle]

Garcia won his first match

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Camila Giorgi upsets Alize Cornet (4) 46 76(5) 62

Top seed Sofia Kenin defeats Viatalia Diatchenko 64 63.

 

[isabelle]

Kuzmova in quarter

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Going to a decider in the match between Top seed Kenin and Christian.Christian won the 1st set 76(5) and Kenin the 2nd set 75.

In a very tight match Top seed Kenin wins saving MP 67(5) 75 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Anna-Lena Friedsam upset second seed Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets 63 63

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Q/finals,

(1) S.Kenin vs O.Dodin
(3) C.Garcia vs (5) A.Van Uytvanck
(7WC) D.Kastakina vs Giorgi
(8) V.Kuzmova vs A.Friedsam

 

[Hoergren]

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Dodin breaks back and is on serve with Kenin in the 2nd set,trailing 4-5 (from 2-5) and 5-1 down in the t/breaker Dodin wins 76(5) and forces a decider in the match.

 

[Hoergren]

 

[Hoergren]

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Q/final results so far,

A.Friedsam continues her good form in this tournament defeating No8 V.Kuzmova 36 76(4) 62

D.Kasatkina (7) d C.Giorgi 62 46 62.First s/final for Kasatkina since Moscow 2018.

S.Kenin(1) d O.Dodin 61 67(5) 62.

A.Van Uytvanck (5) d C.Garcia (3) 62 62

 

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What do you think: is Kenin going to win the title?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

What do you think: is Kenin going to win the title

As long as she can maintain her focus from start to finish,her previous match she had to save MP to win in 3 sets.Her opponent Alison is playing well at this tournament,had a good win 62 62 to make the s/final.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

S/finals,
D.Kasatkina (9) vs A.Friedsam

S.Kenin (1) vs A.Van Uytvanck (5)

 

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Friedsam won the first set 6-3, but Kasatkina is up 3-0 in the second.

EDIT: Kasatkina won the second 6-3 — on to a deciding set.

 

[Moxie]

Friedsam just beat Kasatkina in 3.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Friedsam just beat Kasatkina in 3.

Well deserved win,well done to make the final,she has beaten some top seeds in this tournament.