Sorribes and Surez put Spain with one foot in the Finals of the Federacin Cup

Sorribes, number 78 in the world, beats the Japanese Osaka, former number one of the WTA, by a convincing 6-0 and 6-3

Spain was placed at a point of qualifying for the Finals of the Federation Cup that will be played in April in Budapest after a great Friday where he took forward his two individual matches, with special mention to Sara Sorribes, who could clearly with Naomi Osaka .

The tennis player from Castellón was in charge of putting Anabel Medina's ahead with a solid victory against the former world number one and double winner of 'Grand Slam', which she won firmly and without excessive problems 6-0, 6 -3. His meritorious and emotional triumph allowed Carla Surez to have 'less' pressure against Misaki Doi, in a harder match and that he decided on the side of the Canary by 6-3.

The presence of Naomi Osaka had raised the expectation in La Manga Club and the difficulty also for the locals, but the stubborn 'Osaka effect' was diluted in an hour and 18 minutes, the time it took Sorribes to surely sign the most important victory of his career.

The Spanish finished the game between tears of emotion, while his rival left the track with his head hidden under a towel and after he had faced what was the last game crying, aware of his lazy performance in the clay of Cartagena and having considerably complicated the options of his team, which are happening now because it improves ostensibly for his match against Carla Surez than opening on Saturday and that could be the sentence.

The 78 of the world had lost its last three singles in the competition, but left the first point much quieter and with a clear game plan than the Japanese, a whirlwind of unforced errors. 24 chained in a first set to forget for Osaka, who only won 10 points, only one with his service, which was unable to win to finish with hard 'rosco' in less than half an hour. Sorribes, on the other hand, gave no concessions, doing damage with his revs cut and high balls.

The viewers of La Manga Club awaited the reaction of the 2018 US Open champion and the 2019 Australian Open and, although not overwhelming, it occurred. The Japanese finally won his serve and broke the first of Castelln's to get a menacing 2-0, but just went to ms.

Sorribes did not fall apart, aware of the difficulties that the former world number one was going through, and continued to quickly recover his advantage. Osaka lasted until 3-3, but after losing his blank kick he no longer raised his head and left the Spanish free.

Carla Surez beats Doi with more work

On the other hand, the second game maintained a similar script since the number two, Misaki Doi, put in more complications at one, Carla Surez, who also failed to find his best tennis, although it was enough to not have a serious scare and put the 2-0

That of Las Palmas made it clear that it is costing him to recover the level of yesteryear and that allowed his rival to have options at some moments of the game, although the Spanish managed them with his experience.

Thus, Doi, much more focused and patient to play on land than his number and with a good right, began dominating the first two sleeves after breaking the first serves of the Grancanaria, but did not know how to take advantage of any of those advantages and Surez solvent Finally the duel without more problems.

In the first set, Surez lifted with four games in a row the initial 2-0 adverse and closed it with a new break, but in the second, he again encountered the same disadvantage and responded again in the same way. However, Doi managed to match the game again (4-4) before not being able to press with 5-4 down and deliver the second point.