With an irregular performance, Bia Haddad Maia was eliminated in the first round of the France Open, on the morning of Tuesday (27). The Brazilian, 23rd in the world ranking, was eliminated by the American Hailey Baptiste, 70th in the world, in three sets (4/6, 6/3 and 6/1).
In the first set, the Brazilian saved no less than seven break points, thanks mainly to good looting in the important moments. In the ninth game, the American, until then showing a lot of confidence, gave in to nervousness and had a broken loot. Bia took the opportunity to close the first set.
In the second set, even starting with a break and counting on the support of the many Brazilians present, Bia Haddad could not keep the pace. It was broken after and from then on Baptiste dominated the match, closing the second set and opening 4/0 quickly in the third.
Baptiste, 23, is in the best year of his career. Last week, she was the player who earned the most positions in the ranking (20). It is your fourth participation in Roland Garros.
The American dominated the match in Winners, the winners (48 against 28). In non-formal errors, there was balance (25 from Baptiste and 24 Haddad). The match lasted 2h17.
On the same court where the Brazilian lost, around 5:30 pm Paris (12:30 pm Brasília) João Fonseca debuts against Polish Hubert Hurkacz, number 31 of the world ranking.
