(Translation from http://www.tenispain.com/tenispain/noticias/index.php?id=1703&pg= (09/03/06))

MAGÜI SERNA ONLY SPANIARD IN THE QUARTERFINALS

Once again the experience has been the base of the Canarian player Magüi Serna in her match against the tough and hard German player Vanessa Henke, whom she defeated in a three-sets match, 3-6, 6-0 and 6-4.

The crowd on the grounds at El Cortijo Club de Campo, in the tournament WTA Ciudad de Telde "Open Casino Las Palmas" enjoyed yesterday a great match, with a big effort by both players.

The first set started with a more complete tennis of the German Henke, while Serna couldn't find her best game.

In the second one, the Canarian, supported by her crowd (Serna trains daily on those courts) got a bagel against the German, who didn't do anything right.

The match went to a third set, and was stopped in the first games because Henke took a toilet break. This was negative for Serna, because the German went ahead, and Serna was behind all the time. But once again the Canarian reemerged with the crowd's support, and started bringing the match to her interest, with her wonderful wrist, and hitting the balls on the lines, which made the German lose concentration and without weapons to counteract Magüi Serna's shots, losing the set and the match by 6-4.

Today Magüi Serna will have in theory an easier match against the Dutsch resident in Gran Canaria, Chayenne Ewijk, who 'tiptoeing' has reached the quarterfinals, defeating first the Portuguese Piedade (3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)) and later the Spaniard Roig (6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6)). Both Serna and Ewijk, who have Wild Cards, are playing a great tennis.

Today Thursday, at around 14 h the matches Rezai-Timotic, and Beygelzimer-Flipkens, will be played, followed at 17 h by Oprandi-Errani and Serna-Ewijk.