HOCHART and MEI ROSU Take Control in U19 Girls’ Event After Day Two in Tours

The Under 19 Girls’ competition at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Tours saw a dramatic shift on the second day as top seed and reigning champion Veronika MATIUNINA of Ukraine was forced to withdraw due to illness. With her absence, the focus turned to the new frontrunners: France’s Leana HOCHART and Romania’s Bianca MEI ROSU, both of whom emerged as the strongest contenders for the title after six rounds.

HOCHART, backed by the home crowd, delivered a flawless performance across the day. She overcame Portugal’s Matilde PINTO in four games, cruised past Julia LEAL in straight games, and capped her run with an emphatic 4–0 victory over MEI ROSU in the key showdown of Round 6. With six wins and only one defeat, the French player now leads the standings on countback.

MEI ROSU, meanwhile, continued her excellent form, defeating Veronika POLAKOVA of Czechia and sweeping past Poland’s Natalia BOGDANOWICZ before running into HOCHART in their highly anticipated duel. Despite the loss, the Romanian remains level with her French rival at 6–1, firmly in contention for the title heading into the final rounds.

Elsewhere, Portugal’s Julia LEAL produced one of the surprises of the day, narrowly edging BOGDANOWICZ in seven games in Round 4. France’s Nina GUO ZHENG also stayed in the chase, winning two five-setters before closing with a dominant victory over PINTO.

Under 19 Girls

Round 4

  • Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) – Bianca MEI ROSU (Romania) 1-4 (11-8, 8-11, 1-11, 8-11, 6-11)
  • Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) – Julia LEAL (Portugal) 3-4 (11-8, 5-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 6-11, 7-11)
  • Leana HOCHART (France) – Matilde PINTO (Portugal) 4-1 (11-7, 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5)
  • Veronika MATIUNINA (Ukraine) – Sara TOKIC (Slovenia) 0-4 (MATIUNINA withdrew due illness)
  • Nina GUO ZHENG (France) – Karolina HOLDA (Poland) 4-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9))

Round 5

  • Julia LEAL (Portugal) – Leana HOCHART (France) 0-4 (6-11, 5-11, 5-11, 10-12)
  • Karolina HOLDA (Poland) – Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) 0-4 (6-11, 5-11, 9-11, 4-11)
  • Bianca MEI ROSU (Romania) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) 4-0 (11-4, 13-11, 11-7, 11-6)
  • Sara TOKIC (Slovenia) – Nina GUO ZHENG (France) 3-4 (6-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11)

Round 6

  • Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) 3-4 (5-11, 8-11, 11-5, 5-11, 12-10, 11-9, 7-11)
  • Karolina HOLDA (Poland) – Sara TOKIC (Slovenia) 4-3 (9-11, 12-10, 6-11, 3-11, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10)
  • Leana HOCHART (France) – Bianca MEI ROSU (Romania) 4-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-5, 12-10)
  • Nina GUO ZHENG (France) – Matilde PINTO (Portugal) 4-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-5, 11-5)

PlayerWLPTSRank
Leana HOCHART61111
Bianca MEI ROSU61112
Nina GUO ZHENG5193
Natalia BOGDANOWICZ3484
Matilde PINTO3375
Julia LEAL3376
Veronika POLAKOVA3377
Karolina HOLDA2468
Sara TOKIC2469
Veronika MATIUNINA09010

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