The US Dax player, the best French chance of the prestigious youth tournament, missed her meeting, beaten in the first round
She contained her emotions for a long time but the tears eventually flowed. Scarlette Hetherington was severely beaten in the first round of the Petits As de Tarbes, considered the Under-14 World Cup. The French, of English origin by her father and Australian by her mother, was seeded n°8 of the tournament and announced as the best French chance of the women’s draw. But the US Dax player, ranked 0 in the French rankings, was unfortunately overtaken by the pressure against Ekaterina Kohdzhaeva (6-1, 6-0).
Imperturbable, the Russian took advantage of too many direct faults and double faults of the young Landaise, in delicacy with her service. She will therefore not succeed the winners of the French Mathilde Ngijol-Carré, victorious last September of the 39th edition of the Petits As, shifted because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Earlier in the day, Victoire Lansaman, from qualifying, suffered the law of the seeded n°1, the Czech Alena Kovackova. Also from Landaise, the TC Hagetmau player lost in two sets, 6-2, 6-0.
