MADRID, 10 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish team was unable to take advantage of its first opportunity to close its qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup 2022 semifinals on Thursday, which is taking place in Glasgow (Scotland), after Nuria Párrizas was unable to beat the British Heather Watson, who ran over the Granada 6-0, 6-2 in the first point of the tie against Great Britain.
After beating Kazakhstan 3-0 in their debut in the competition’s Finals, Spain need only win a point against the hosts to break into the top four and meet Australia on Saturday, but things did not start well for the team led by Anabel Medina.
Nuria Párrizas, who this Wednesday added a vital point against Yulia Puntintseva, could not scratch at her best level against a Heather Watson, whom she had defeated this year on the hard court of Monterrey (Mexico), but fresher for not having played on Tuesday against the Kazakhs.
The British, with the support of the stands of the Emirates Arena, did not give the Andalusian options, too erratic (21 unforced errors) and could not counteract the high level offered by her rival, who won the first seven games of the match.
The Spanish suffered the blow and although she was able to react and cheer up with her first games, she did not find a way to worry the rest since she wasted four break balls at the beginning of the match. Watson stood firm and at 2-2 won the last four games to give life to his team, which needs to win every game to qualify. Now, Paula Badosa will try to avoid it against Harriet Dart so that she does not have to decide twice.