Friday, 24 July 2009

Tomova Into European Semifinals


Viktoria Tomova from Bulgaria reached the semifinals of the Under 14 European Championships in Pilcen, Czech Republic as in the semifinals she defeated the tenth seed De Sutter from Belgium in straight sets 6-1 6-2. In the first round Viki defeated ukrainian Viktorya Lushkova in straight sets 6-1 6-0. In the second round she had a harder match against unseeded Karia Popovic from Croatia 6-3 6-1. After that she made a quick work against Montenegrian Vladica Babic 6-0 6-1.
In this tournament there was another bulgarian competitor in the face of Julia Terziyska who reached the third round after a hard fought victory against Sandra Savvest from Estonia 6-3 4-6 6-2 and after that lost to the fifth seed from Germany Barbara Haas in straight sets 6-2 6-4.
Julia and Tomova are showing incredible form as Viki won 19 of her 19 matches of the year on the way to victory in the 1st category tournament in Maia, Livorno and Paris(a.k.a Children Rolland Garros) and wining the under 14 nationatinal tournament of Bulgaria in Devin as in the final she defeated Julia Terziyska in straight sets. The in the doubles tournament Viki and Julia won categoricly the doubles crown also. (Julia Terziyska, Victoria Tomova and Tsveta Dimitrova) Julia was expected to reach atleast the 3rd round as she won the consolation tournament in BNP Paribas Cup (a.k.a Children Rolland Garros) after loosing in the second round of the main tournament.
In doubles Viki and Terziyska lost in a dramatical outlasting match against belgian pair of De Sutter and Benoit, who are the second seeds, 6-7(5) 6-3 10-12 and this way Tomova left the only bulgarian in all three european tournaments although it was expected Dimitar Kuzmanov the number one to 16 years to win but he lost in the third round to a player from Great Britain.

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