MADRID, 16 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The tennis player Sara Sorribes has certified this Saturday the presence of Spain in the Finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, which will be held in November, after making it 0-3 in the away tie against the Netherlands by beating in two sets to Arantxa Rus (6-0, 6-4).
The woman from Castellón, number one in the Spanish team of the former Federation Cup in the face of the significant casualties of two ‘top 10’ players such as Paula Badosa and Garbiñe Muguruza, more than fulfilled her duties at the Maaspoort Sports and Events in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, where on Friday she also He put Anabel Medina’s pass on track.
On the indoor clay court of the Dutch town, Sorribes confirmed Spain’s superiority in the tie, in which they have not lost a single set, in a match that started with a ‘donut’ after breaking all of Rus’ serves in the first set and defend against the only ‘break’ ball that his rival had in the opening set.
The number 49 in the world broke her opponent’s service again in the sixth game of the second set (2-4), but the local, spurred on by her public, responded with a ‘counterbreak’ that lengthened the contest and forced the castellonense to sign a new break in the tenth and final game.
In Friday’s matches, the Andalusian Nuria Párrizas, number two in the team and 55 in the world, beat Arantxa Rus (6-2, 7-6(4)) to make it 0-1, and Sorribes put the tie on track by winning later his duel against Lesley Pattinama (6-4, 6-3).
In this way, Spain will fight in November, in a venue yet to be determined, to lift the title after more than 20 years of drought, after winning the trophy five times in the nineties (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1998).
Switzerland are already classified, being a finalist in 2021; Australia, as the best semifinalist 2021 by replacing the champion Russia -suspended-; Slovakia, which had to face Australia; and Belgium, unable to face the suspended Belarus.