Surfing - A final lift in Brazil for Tessa Thyssen

"Brazil is really a special place for me. "Tessa Thyssen knows that the waves of Saquarema have always been good for her. So, as she approaches the final lift of the 2024 season on the beaches of the small coastal town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the champion is confident. Despite her recent disappointment in Ericeira, Portugal.
At the ninth stage of the International Surfing League's Challenger Series (CS), held from September 20 to October 6, the surfer's journey came to a halt in the Round of 16. She lost to New Zealand's Isabella Nichols. "I was just starting to let go of my surfing and unfortunately it ended a little early for me," Tessa lamented on a so-called "social" network. Nevertheless, despite her legitimate disappointment, she remained positive. "I loved the waves and my mindset in this competition," she wrote. And she assures us that she is "motivated for Brazil". Which is more than understandable, given the stakes involved in this final Challenger Series event of the season.
Of course, if Tessa Thyssen was to progress to the top division of the World Surf League, she would have had to win both a quarter-final and a final in the last two rounds of the season. Her eighth-place exit in Portugal put an end to this ambition. On the other hand, at the last competition in Saquarema, which starts on Saturday October 12 and ends on Sunday October 20, the Ajoe Reefer Surf Club member needs a very good result to secure her place in the top 10 of the Challenger Series. For the moment, she's in 11th place. But just behind Australia's Bronte Maccauley, Portugal's Yolanda Hopkins and USA's Alyssa Spencer. So anything is possible for Tessa. Especially on familiar waves. The first year I went there, I came second in the final," she told JSB two weeks ago (JSB 1584). There's an energy there that I really like. "All we can do now is hope that these good vibrations carry her as far as possible throughout the event.