Alycia Parks is having a fantastic tournament in Angers where she reached her back-to-back final following her title in Andorra. Nevertheless, there was a hilarious moment during her semi-final against Jessika Ponchet. During an exchange at the net, Alycia looked a bit too committed to aiming at the body of her opponent. The hilarious result was that while she had some other easy options, the upcoming American player lost the point continuously giving back the ball to Jessika.
Fortunately for Alycia, she won the encounter 4-6 7-63 6-4. Here is the video.
Parks in the Open P2i Angers Arena Loire Angers, ranking, and results in 2022
At the moment ranked no.100 (career-high), the American has achieved an overall 35-30 win-loss record in 2022. The American is playing at the moment in the Open P2i Angers Arena Loire Angers where she ousted the world no.24 Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-3, the world no.151 Jaqueline Cristian 6-4 6-4, the world no.97 Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 7-63 and the world no.172 Jessika Ponchet 4-6 7-63 6-4.
Alycia Parks will face the world no.146 Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final. Their current record is 2-0 for Parks.
The American has won 1 title in 2022 in the Andorra. Alycia reached the final in the W60 Rome and in the W60 Arcadia.
Jessika Ponchet in 2022
Ranked no.172, Jessika played her last match on the 10th of December when she surrendered to world no.100 Alycia Parks 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 in the semifinal of the Open P2i Angers Arena Loire Angers (draw).
This season the French player achieved a compiled 35-25 record. The French player has won 2 titles in 2022 Vitoria-Gasteiz and Saint-Palais-sur-Mer. Ponchet got to the final in the W25+H Palma del Rio.
Alycia Parks and Jessika Ponchet played each other only on 1 occasion. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Parks. When they played, Alycia Parks won 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 in the semifinal in Angers (Open P2i Angers Arena Loire) on the 10th of December 2022.