2023-11-09 08:04:32
Hard blow for Spain in the premiere of the Billie Jean KIng Cup that fell to Canada (3-0). Not a single set was able to be scored in their favor by the Spanish tennis players and their qualification for the semi-finals is on the ropes after the defeats of Rebeka Masarova ante Marina Stakusik by 6-3 and 6-1, Sarah Smiles compared to Leylah Fernandez by 7-6 (8)7 and 7-6 (7) and the two together against the double formed Gabriela Dabrowski y Eugenia Bouchard by 6-3 and 7-5.
Spain will be eliminated from the group stage only if today Canada wins a single match against Poland, which is presented without Every Swiatekthe world number 1 and winner of the Masters this Monday.
“It has been unappealable but a little unfair. Sport is sometimes like that, a little cruel. Above all, Sara’s party could have fallen more on our side,” she said after the resounding defeat. Anabel MedinaSpanish captain.
The young woman Singles18 years old and world number 258, who was making his debut in the tournament, gave the surprise against Masarova (65) to which Medina chose instead Paula Badosa, former world number 2, still far from her form after five months injured. “She was excited but she was not yet ready,” Medina said about the Catalan tennis player’s last-minute dismissal.
Masarova she crashed before the game of the young Canadian who defeated her with safe and aggressive tennis in just over 69 minutes, giving up only four games in the center set up in the La Cartuja Olympic stadium in Seville, despite the support of the 4,000 fans that filled the stands.
Five set balls lost
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Much more disputed was the duel they had for 2 hours and 53 minutes. you smile (51st world) and Fernández (17), decided in two ‘tie breaks’ in which Smiles I have cinco ‘seven balls’three in the first, and another two in the second, before finally giving up the two sets and the match.
In the doubles match Anabel Medina he bet again on Masarova y you smileto try to win the last point of the tie in a match that ended in the early hours of Thursday and that Bouchard y Dabrowskithis year’s US Open doubles champion.
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