MADRID, 10 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has advanced to the second round of the Doha (Qatar) tournament, of the 1,000 category and played on a hard track, after surpassing this Monday in her debut to the Mexican Renata Zarazúa (6-3, 4-6, 6-2), while Roberto Carballés has said goodbye to the Buenos Aires Tournament, ATP 250 on whipped land, falling before the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (7-6 (8), 7-5).
The Catalan, number ten of the world, was able to compensate for its early elimination in Abu Dhabi with a triumph against Zarazúa, last -minute adversary after its rival planned for this Monday, the Czech Katerina Siniakova, was forced to withdraw from the tournament after suffer an injury last week in the Cluj Tournament (Romania).
In spite of everything, the Mexican, number 68 of the WTA ranking and repetitive of the previous one, put in trouble to the Spanish, who had to resort to the third set to advance to the next round. Badosa advanced 4-1 in the first manga, and although Zarazúa returned the break in the seventh game, he replied with a ‘counterbreak’ that earned him to get ahead in the clash.
However, his rival managed to match the contest with two ‘breaks’ – for one of the Catalan – in the second partial. Badosa responded to the pressure with a 3-0 output on the final set, which the Mexican cut a break. Another rupture for the Spanish in the seventh game on track his victory, resolved in an hour and 47 minutes.
Now, Badosa will face in the second round of the Asian contest with the American Amanda Anisimova, who on Sunday gave the surprise to get rid of the scarrusa Victoria Azarenka (6-3, 7-5).
For his part, Roberto Carballés could not overcome his premiere in the Buenos Aires Tournament, where he succumbed to the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (7-6 (8), 7-5) in a very tight duel. In fact, the Tenerife, number 50 in the world, had 5-2 and took out to win the first partial, but two consecutive breaks of the Balkan, which were followed by another ‘break’ for each contestant, took the sleeve to the ‘Tie-Break ‘.
Likewise, sudden death was, where Carbalés defended himself from three lajovic set balls before falling into the fourth. Subsequently, the Spanish was redone 1-3 against in the second partial with a break, but another of the Serbian in the eleventh game declined the fight in his favor.