Monique Barry (NZL) and Ema Kovacevic (BEL) v [1] Martyna Kubka (POL) and Eva Vedder (NED)

With the men’s doubles semi-final at the same venue already underway and being scored, I couldn’t do much more than glace at the women’s equivalent in Santa Margherita di Pula until more than halfway through the first set.  The match against top seeds Maryna Kubka and Eva Vedder hadn’t started well for Monique Barry and…