Sara Sorribes takes another big step and is already in the quarterfinals

“I don't know Gasanova, I never saw her play, “Sara Sorribes said after beating Bernarda Pera in the second round in Abu Dhabi. The Russian was her rival in the second round and it mattered little to her that she was a stranger to her, because the Castellón did her job, as well as the whole week, and He got into the quarterfinals after winning 7-5 and 6-4 in 2h: 04. Thus she reached a high round in a 500 category tournament and will face this Monday the 18-year-old Ukrainian and 99th in the world Marta Kostyuk (she will be Paula Badosa's training partner in Australia), who swept the Slovenian Tamara Zidansek (double 6-1).

“I am happy to be here, to improve every day and my goal is to do the things that I am working on, improve them and feel better,” Sara warned on Friday. And that he did, with determination surpassed Anastasia Gasanova (21 years and 292nd), who had just eliminated one of the favorites, the Czech Karolina Plisikova, and found the strength of the Spanish, who was ahead early in the first set (2-0), although then gave up his service and did not sentence the set until the twelfth game. In the second heat he had to overcome a start break and he broke his rival's serve three times, the last time to go 5-3 and serve. Focused, she barely celebrated the victory.

Abu Dhabi WTA 500 results.