Elizabeta SAMARA: I cannot wait to be back in Montreux

Another edition of the China Construction Bank Europe Top 16 Cup is getting closer. In Montreux on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th February Romania’s Elizabeta SAMARA will enter the arena for a 13th time; in last 14 years she missed the competition only once.

In Montreux in 2018 SAMARA finished third in 2019 she reached the sixth position and in 2020 she was fifth. In addition in 2016 in Gondomar SAMARA finished fourth. The first time she played in Dusseldorf in 2009 she finished fifth.

Last year SAMARA was fifth and looking back on 2022 Elizabeta said it was difficult year.

“In the first part I was injured and I was forced to go under surgery. It was a back injury and I had herniated discus surgery ” explained SAMARA.” Surgery went well and since August I am in quite good shape and healthier.”

Elizabeta started the season with the WTT Contender in Amman where she reached the Round of 16.

“Already 2023 starts with so many matches national league Champions League First stage of the European Championships WTT competitions…My shape is quite well even I lost to SHAO Jeni after having four match balls in Amman.”

In Women’s Event will play: HAN Ying of Germany Sofia POLCANOVA of Austria Nina MITTELHAM of Germany YUAN Jia Nan of France YU Fu of Portugal Bernadette SZOCS of Romania Hana MATELOVA of Czechia NI Xia Lian of Luxembourg Elizabeta SAMARA of Romania Barbora BALAZOVA of Slovakia Linda BERGSTROM of Sweden SHAO Jieni of Portugal Georgina POTA of Hungary Rachel MORET of Switzerland Christina KALLBERG of Sweden Natalia BAJOR of Poland.

“Everybody has chances in Montreux I will not underestimate any player. I just cannot wait to be back in such a beautiful city Montreux!”

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