ITF San Bartolome de Tirajana: Julia Grabher makes it into the semifinals
Austria's number one in women's tennis Julia Grabher is in the semi-finals of the ITF event in San Bartolome de Tirajana (Spain) after beating the Czech Barbora Palicova .
by Stefan Bergmann
last edit: Aug 12, 2022, 04:46 pm
2022 is still a really good year for Julia Grabher: Austria's best tennis lady is already in the semifinals of the ITF clay court tournament in San Bartolome de Tirajana, which is endowed with 60,000 US dollars. The current number 131 in the WTA rankings defeated the Czech Barbora Palicova (WTA 351) 6: 4, 6: 3 and gets it in the semifinals with either the Dutch Suzan Lamens (WTA 197) or the Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (WTA 301 ) to do. Arantxa Rus from the Netherlands is top seeded on Gran Canaria.
In the first games - Grabher, like all seeded players, had a bye in the first round - the Vorarlberg native stayed on against the two Spaniards Noelia Bouzo Zanotti (6:1, 6:2) and Irene Burillo Escorihuela (6:2, 6:4). successful.