She was full of praise for Okutoyi’s serve, saying, “I really struggled today when I was going to her backhand. I go hard, and she hits the ball back even harder. Her overall attitude is perfect. I think she has the potential to be playing slams.”
Elsewhere, Kenya’s Cynthia Wanjala and her Botswana partner, Ekua Youri, lost in the first doubles semi-final, going down 6-2, 7-6 against Alyssa Reguer (France) and Vicky Van de Peer (Belgium).
African Games women’s singles champion Angella Okutoyi rued missed opportunities on her serve after losing to top-seeded Joanna Garland from Chinese Taipei in the W35 Nairobi quarter-finals at the Nairobi Club on Friday.
Sixth-seed Okutoyi started strong, winning the first set 6-4 after coming from behind three times. However, she couldn’t maintain her momentum, losing the second set 2-6 and the decisive third set 3-6.
