Anapoima (Colombia) – Carolina Meligeni Alves’ week at the ITF W35 in Anapoima, on clay courts in Colombia, continues with positive results. The number 3 in Brazil and 348th in the world scored her third consecutive victory in straight sets, beating Colombian Yuliana Monroy, ranked 757th, this Friday by 6/2 and 6/0 in 1h07 of the match.
“I was very forceful and aggressive the entire time and that made a big difference. I managed to cancel out the balls that bothered me, I did everything very well and it was my best game here”, said Carol Meligeni, who will play in her second consecutive semi-final in Colombia. She has already won one tournament this season, in São João da Boa Vista.
Carol Meligeni’s opponent this Saturday will be the 29-year-old Italian Miriana Tona, ranked 325th, who recently defeated the native of Campinas in São Paulo. “It was a tough game against her. I remember that we both did a double round that day and she ended up winning easily, it bothered me a lot and didn’t let me find a way out. But tomorrow is another game and another moment.”
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The tournament in Colombia gives 35 points in the WTA ranking to the champion, 23 to the runner-up and 14 to the semifinalists. Provisionally, Carol Meligeni is gaining 20 positions, based on last week’s results in Mosquera. The points for this week’s tournament only come in after the WTA 1000 in Rome. The 28-year-old from São Paulo has the best career ranking of 165th.
Rebeca Pereira falls in the doubles semi-final
In doubles, Rebeca Pereira and Colombian Yuliana Lizarazo were the main seeds and fell in the semifinal, against Italians Nicole Fossa Huergo and Miriana Tona by 4/6, 6/3 and 10-3. Rebeca, 31 years old, is 311th in the WTA doubles ranking. Her personal record is 157th position.
