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Anna wins decisive match and Sweden is through to European Finals

Anna Brazhnikova has for the past two weeks been representing Sweden at the European Championships. Anna made it to the 4th round in the individual competition and won her important singles matches in the team competition, knocking out the no. 1 seed Italy and qualified for the European finals in September.

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First up was the individual competition - The European Junior Championships - in Villach, Austria, which had gathered all the top European girls under- 18 years.  Anna made it to the 4th round in this 128 player draw. Anna received a bye in the first round and eventually faced Croatian girl Dijana Banovec. Anna won the match in three sets with the result 36 62 62. Next up was Latvian girl Diana Marcinkevica who was seeded 14th and 137th on the ITF junior world rankings. Anna won the match 75 64. In the fourth round Anna played against Timea Babos, no. 2 seed and 3rd on the ITF junior world ranking. The match was exciting but Anna eventually lost in three sets 46 62 26.

The European Junior Championships 18 & Under Girls

1th Round: BYE
2nd Round: Anna BRAZHNIKOVA vs BANOVEC Dijana (CRO) 36 62 62
3rd Round: Anna BRAZHNIKOVA vs (14) MARCINKEVICA Diana (LAT) 75 64
4th Round: Anna BRAZHNIKOVA vs (2) BABOS Timea (HUN) 46 62 26

The following week Anna played the team equivalent tournament for Sweden, the European Summer Cups presented by TennisLMS: 2009 Reina/Soisbault Cup.  Anna and her Swedish team mates (Valeria Osadchenko and Hilda Melander) were put in the Zone C group which was played in the town of Maglie in Italy. The other teams were Croatia, France, Italy and Portugal. The city of Maglie had organized a nice opening ceremony with the mayor and each team was presented.
 
The first match was against the no. 1 seed and home nation Italy. The first singles match was between Nastassja Burnett and Hilda Melander which Italy won 62 60. Annas first match was against Alice Moroni, 424 on the WTA world rankings, and Anna won the first set comfortably 63. In the second set Anna was down 04 0-40 but made a strong effort by winning that game and the following 5 games, scoring an important win for Sweden 63 64. The home crowd faced a big upset when Anna teamed up with Hilda Melander in the doubles and winning the match 75 46 (11-9). This meant that Sweden beat the favorites Italy and was going to face Portugal in the final. The result however meant that Sweden was directly qualified for the European Summer Cup finals in September in Spain.

In the final Annas team mate Valeria Osadchenko played the first singles match and lost to 62 36 16 to Ana Claro in very warm weather. With 1-0 to Portugal, Anna played the second singles match against the Portuguese girl Maria Joao Koehler, no. 531 on the WTA world rankings, and won in straight sets 61 62. With 1-1 in matches Anna once again teamed up with Hilda Melander in the doubles final. It was a close match against Claro and Koehler which Portugal won in the end, 63 46 (9-11). Both Portugal and Sweden qualified for the European Championship final in Spain.

European Summer Cups presented by TennisLMS: 2009 Reina/Soisbault Cup - 18 & Under Girls

Italy vs Sweden 1-2
BURNETT Nastassja vs MELANDER Hilda 62 60
MORONI Alice vs BRAZNIKOVA Anna 36 46
BURNETT Nastassja & DI GIUSEPPE Martina vs BRAZNIKOVA Anna & MELANDER Hilda 57 64 (9-11)

Portugal vs Sweden 2-1
OSCADCHENKO Valeria vs CLARO Ana 62 36 16
BRAZNIKOVA Anna vs KOEHLER Maria Joao 61 62
BRAZNIKOVA Anna & MELANDER Hilda vs CLARO ANA & KOEHLER Maria Joao 63 46 (9-11)

FINAL POSITIONS
Pos. Nation
1 PORTUGAL
2 SWEDEN
3 ITALY
4 CROATIA
5 FRANCE ( Withdrawal)
 
 
Pictures from the European Summer Cup in Maglie, Italy
 
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