Okutoyi's gallant run at the French Open halted
Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 30.05.22. | 19:40
The Kenyan put up a strong showing against the Junior World best
Kenya's tennis sensation Angela Okutoyi saw her run at the Roland Garros (French Open Juniors) Singles Girls come to an end on Monday afternoon after losing by straight sets (6-2, 6-4) to Croatian Petra Marcinko despite staging a spirited performance.
The former African Junior Champion had a strong start at the Roland Garros as she beat Belgian Angie van Impe by straight sets also in the first round on Sunday to book an encounter with the Croatian teenager.
It's all over.
— Ochieng' Stephen (@soo_ochieng) May 30, 2022
Angella Okutoyi's run at the Roland Garros ends in the second round as Croatian Petra Marcinko, who is the Junior Girls Number 1, knocks her out in straight sets.
6-2, 6-4#AngellaOkutoyi #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/CoawwoWFCY
It was a tough match for the Kenyan, coming up against the Australian Open girls' champion where Okutoyi was eliminated in the third round while Marcinko dropped only two sets on her way to the championship earlier this year.
Okutoyi started out slowly in the encounter and did not score a single point in the first game of the first set but staged a strong display in the second game to win in an identical manner as she had lost the first and get make her way back to contention.
It wasn't just a win, it was this kind of an @Okutoyiangella2 Win 💥💥💥#resilient #graceful #courageous #RolandGarros @CarolRadull @BillieJeanKing @JudiWakhungu @MEsipisu pic.twitter.com/KYrPcseOtL
— Wanjii (@wanjiii) May 30, 2022
However, Marcinko found her way back to win the first set, breaking Okutoyi in the fourth, sixth, and eighth games.
The Kenyan put up a better showing in the second set, not letting the Croatian out of sight in the first six games but eventually Marcinko claimed the set even though Okutoyi was almost forcing a tie break.
