MADRID, 7 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis player Nuria Párrizas beat the American McCartney Kessler (6-3, 7-6(3)) to reach the second round of the Indian Wells tournament, a WTA 1,000 category event, while her compatriot Rebeka Masarova said goodbye in your debut.
Párrizas, coming from the previous round and who saw his match suspended yesterday due to the rain, resumed action this Thursday with a 3-2 lead in the first set and with the same determination. The Andalusian, who last year also surpassed her debut in the Californian desert, returned to the track, breaking the American although it was difficult for her to confirm it.
Kessler hit back but Párrizas stayed the next two games to take the lead (6-3). The second set was a tough exchange, one of those that have made the Andalusian grow in her career, and the Granada woman stood up until certifying her victory quickly in the tie-break and meeting the Russian in the second round. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Meanwhile, also classified from the previous round, Masarova had no option against Emma Raducanu in a 6-2, 6-3 for the Englishwoman, who seeks to return to her promising level after an ordeal of injuries. The Spaniard started with two breaks against each set, making a match in which she had few options very complicated.