WESTON-WEBB VAI BEM NA FRANÇA - EXTRA Newspaper, Thursday, Oct. 4th, 2018 -

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WESTON-WEBB VAI BEM NA FRANÇA - EXTRA Newspaper, Thursday, Oct. 4th, 2018 -
Jogo Extra page 10 - Rio de Janeiro -RJ - Brazil - extra.globo.com
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                                                            WSL-DIVULGAÇÃO

Tatiana Weston-Webb manuevers with power in a wave in Hossegor, in France

Weston-Webb reaches good performance in France

Brazilian-Hawaiian is highlight on the first day of CT of France and reaches the best score of Round 1

Renato de Alexandrino
renato.alexandrino@oglobo.com.br

The day of yesterday was of women on French waves. The CT of France started in slow rhythm with the dispute of only six heats of Round 1 of Women's event. In waves of almost one meter of height on the beach of Hossegor, the highlight was Tatiana Weston-Webb. The Hawaiian naturalized Brazilian surfed the best wave(an 8.83)and the biggest average of the day(14.63 points)overcame the Hawaiian Malia Manuel and the Australian Macy Callaghan and advanced straight to the Round 3.

I was happy because entered good lefts in the heat - said Weston-Webb: -The conditions are challengy but I love it. The waves are fun, and I am confident.
Penultimate stage of Women's season, the CT of France may decide the World Champion for anticipating. The Australian  Stephanie Gilmore leads the Ranking with 61,175 points, and conquers the title - the seventh of her career - if clinches the championship of if advances to the Semifinals and her unique rival, the American Lakey Peterson, loses till the Quarterfinals.


Yesterday, the two debuted with win in close dispute in Hossegor. Gilmore overcame Sage Erickson and Vahine Fierro. Peterson defeated Courtney Conlogue and Pauline Ado.
-Of course that exists a pressure over me and Lakey - said Gilmore: - Now is to see who is able to deal better with this. I have to be strong, because we have a competition so intense and much thing may still happen.


Only tomorrow
The Men's event was postponed yesterday, waiting for better conditions

The men's event was postponed yesterday, hoping for better conditions. Filipe Toledo and Gabriel Medina star a home dispute for the top of the Ranking . With forecast of weak waves today, the organization of CT of France, decided to do a new evalution of the Sea only tomorrow.

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