Cristina Bucsa has been the only player who has made it to the second round of the US Open qualifier this Wednesday in the games that are being played in Flushing Meadows in search of a place for the final draw of the last Grand Slam of the season.
The Spanish beat the Ukrainian Kateryna Kozlova 6-4 and 6-1 after one hour and 25 minutes of play. Bucsa cemented his triumph to the rest, since he got five break points against the Ukrainian, who was not able to react. In the second round, the Spanish will face the American Elvina Kalieva, who beat the Japanese Mayo Hibi 6-3, 6-4.
Bucsa's victory was the only Spanish joy in a day in which Aliona Bolsava did not go to the second round of the previous one. Despite winning the first set against the American Victoria Duval, the Spanish ended up losing the match 6-7 (5), 6-2 and 6-1.
Another of the Spanish tennis players in the fray, Irene Burillo, also said goodbye to her options to access the final table of the US Open after falling to the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia by 6-2 and 6-3.
In the preview of the men's box Mario Vilella He will not be able to accompany Bernabé Zapata and Fernando Verdasco in the second round of the qualifying round. The man from Elche could not beat the Japanese Yuichi Sugita, who came back to win the match 3-6, 6-3 and 6-2 and end Vilella's options to compete in the US Open.
Six Spaniards, in search of the last qualifying round
In addition to Bucsa, who will face Kalieva, five other Spanish tennis players compete in the preview of the US Open this Thursday. Nuria Parrizas the American Francesca Di Lorenzo is measured; Bernabé Zapata will meet the Italian Roberto Marcora, Fernando Verdasco plays against the Turkish Cem Ilkel and the Spanish Lara Arruabarrena and Rebeka Masarova the faces are seen in search of a place in the last round of the previous one.