Lara Arruabarrena was unable to advance in the women's qualifying phase of the Australian Open, held in Dubai due to the restrictions of the oceanic country due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Spanish fell by 6-4 and 6-3 in the first round against the Romanian Mihaela Buzarnerscu.
At 28, Arruabarrena has not raised his head for a long time. Last year he only won two WTA matches, both at the Prague Open and remains in the top-100 (it is 83rd) by points won in ITF tournaments. This Monday she could not do too much against a 32-year-old rival who is the 137th in the world although she plays with a protected ranking and in fact in qualifying she is the 22nd seed.
This Tuesday the four Spaniards who continue in competition will perform in the previews. In Dubai, Carlos Alcaraz is measured with the Russian Evgeny Karlovskiy (26 years and 258º); and Carlos Taberner, with the German Dustin Brown (36th and 261st). Both around 12:30 Spanish time. Mario Vilella passes without playing to the third round due to the withdrawal of Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, who tested positive for COVID-19. The man from Alicante will meet the Indian Ramanathan or the Taiwanese Wu. In Doha, Georgina García Pérez faces the Italian Sara Errani (33rd and 131st) around 11:30. The matches can be watched live through the official Australian Grand Slam app.
Results of the Australian Open preview.