A Brave and unapologetic Spain turned the home court factor around in the Netherlands and came within one point (0-2) of qualifying for the Billie Jean King Cup finals (November 8 to 13) with two victories of Nuria Parrizas and Sara Sorribes.
input, Párrizas did not wrinkle. And in his second game in the old Federation Cup, gave Spain a point that could be golden. The Granada-born defeated the Dutch number one, Arantxa Rus, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) to bring tons of peace of mind.
The draw meant that the Andalusian had to open a series in which she was seen as the leading role against the casualties of Paula Badosa and Garbiñe Muguruza. And the 30-year-old from Granada (74th in the WTA ranking) did not disappoint. He started like a cyclone on the clay of Dens-Hertogenbosch (s-Hertogenbosch in Dutch) unimpressed by 13 years of experience and 26 series in the old Federation Cup of the pupil of the Spanish Julián Alonso.
With poise, Párrizas quickly closed the first set. ANDIn the second, they were down 5-1, but chained four games to come back 5-5 and take the clash to a tie-break. which he resolved with aplomb.
Next, Sara Sorribes (49th) imposed her ranking and her claw on Lesley Pattinama (141st), neutralizing her 6-4, 6-3 in 1:43. It was difficult for the Castellón native to consolidate her repeated breaks (she achieved six but suffered four), but even so, she always gave the impression that she would win the match. This Sunday she will have the opportunity to finish the job if she wins the number one duel against Arantxa Rus.