2024-07-30 02:59:38
Graudiņa/Samoilova, seeded ninth in Paris, lost 0-2 (15:21, 14:21) to the Swiss Esme Bebner and Zoe Verger-Depreux (16th).
The Swiss started the game with three scored points, two points with a block against Graudiņas, which the Swiss duo served at the beginning of the match, scoring Bebner and one with a serve, the ball falling into the Latvian side of the field after bouncing off the net.
The next two points were scored by the Latvians, but after a trick shot by Verger-Depré, the Swiss gained a 7-3 advantage, forcing the Latvians to call for a timeout.
After two runs, the Swiss duo took the lead 13-6. After 14:9, the referees tried to settle the score for a longer time, the error occurred even before the technical break during the video replay requested by the Swiss. The result was 15:8 in favor of the Swiss.
The Swiss duo won the set 21-15 after Verger-Depré’s attack with the second touch.
The second set started with Graudiņa’s kick outside, but after her kick in the net, the opponents gained a 4-1 advantage. As Graudiņa blocked the opponent’s shot with her head and hit the ball on the opponent’s side of the field, the Latvians managed to get closer to 3:4, just like in the first set.
As the Swiss continued to serve after Graudiņas and the blocker of the Latvian pair continued to make mistakes, the Swiss duo reached 7:4 after another block by Bebner against Graudiņas.
Graudiņa herself reached 6:7 with an elusive serve, but with a block against Bebner, she evened the score – 8:8.
After the attack of Verger-Depré and three points in a row, the Swiss welcomed the technical break with a 12:9 advantage, but after the “eisa” of Verger-Depre and the score 14:9, the Latvians requested a timeout.
The Swiss duo achieved 20:12. The Latvians saved two match points, but the game ended with Graudiņa’s serve in the net.
Graudiņa scored 18 points, 15 of them in attack, two – with a serve and one – with a block. Samoilova has three points on her account, two of which were scored on the attack and one – with a serve.
In the attack, Graudiņa scored 15 points in 34 attacks, also committing nine errors and ten times the Swiss continued the game. He collected two runs at the foot of the Eiffel Tower with 13 serves, making one mistake.
On offense, Samoilova scored two points on four attempts, twice in overtime. She has one uncatchable serve and two errors in 16 serves.
In defense, Samoilova played three times, and Graudiņa – twice.
Bebner scored 19 points for the opponents, while Verger-Depres scored 14.
Bebner made 12 of 21 attacks, while Verger-Depres made 11 of 20 attacks, both committing three errors. With 25 serves, Verger-Depres scored three points, making one error, and Bebner with 17 serves – two points, making three errors. Verger-Depré played defense ten times, allowing the duo to continue the game, and Bebner played once.
In the second group match on Monday, Canada’s Melissa Human-Paredes/Brandy Wilkerson (4th) defeated the Paraguayan pair Juliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente (21st) 2-0 (21:16, 21:12).
In group D, Graudiņa and Samoilova will meet the Paraguayan couple Juliana Poletti/Michela Valiente (21st) on Wednesday, and the Canadian duo Melissa Human-Paredes/Brandi Wilkerson (4th) on Sunday.
Graudiņa and Samoilova are competing in the second Olympic Games in a row. In 2021, they won the fourth place.
The Olympic Games will take place in the French capital until August 11, and not only in the French capital, but also in 16 other places, including the French overseas territory of French Polynesia. The Games program includes 32 sports and 329 sets of medals will be distributed.
At the Paris Games, Latvia will be represented by 29 athletes in 14 sports: 3×3 basketball, BMX supercross and freestyle, show jumping, equestrian sports, mountain biking, shooting, modern pentathlon, swimming, beach volleyball, weightlifting, road cycling, tennis and athletics.
2024-07-30 02:59:38