Bia Haddad kept the best for the end. In a season with some premiere defeats, Brazil’s number 1 reached the US Open at US Open in 2025. By easily defeating Greek Maria Sakkari (64th in the world and former top 3), 6/1 and 6/2, the Brazilian shouts, reached the eighth of US Open.
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And to go even further, equaling the quarterfinals of 2024, its best feat so far in New York, the Brazilian will have to overthrow the world number 9, the American Amanda AniSimova.
Bia started the match confirming the withdrawal. Without breaks, the Brazilian did 2/1. Commanding the points of the block bottom, Brazil’s number 1 took advantage of the first break in the game and did 3/1. Not satisfied, the Paulistana repeated the two games later. Sakkari still had two breaks in the last game, saved by the Brazilian, who easily closed the partial.
The Greek tennis player began the second set confirming the service. But in the fifth game, which was still very confident and dominating the points, he broke the withdrawal of the opponent again. Following, confirmed the withdrawal and opened 4/2. And what happened in the next game? Another break in favor of the Brazilian. Bia Haddad pulled out for the game then and saved two breaks, before realizing the third win in New York this week alone. The end point was an unprofitable mistake of the Greek.
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Whoever wins the duel of dawn on Sunday faces, in the round of 16, Hostess Amanda AniSimova, octave favorite, a tormentor of Romanian Jaqueline Cristian.
Brazil’s number 1 has won the four games it has made to this day against the Greek. The most recent was in the clay of Madrid last year. Bia also defeated Sakkari in Nottingham and Miami (both in 2022) and Merida (in 2014).
With Thursday’s victory over Switzerland Viktorija Golubic (72nd), 2-0, with 6/1 and 6/4 partials, Paulistana already equals her best Grand Slams campaign of the season. In January, at the Australian Open, Brazil’s number 1 reached the third round. Already in Roland Garros the paulistana fell in the debut and, in Wimbledon, in the second round.
About the triumph against Golubic, Bia said:
– It was a hard game, I had played with her a few times and knew it would be a big challenge. I am happy with the way I competed and faced, with a very aggressive volume. Happy in how I was positive all the time and the internal struggle, always forgiving me in times of error and being able to react at the next point – celebrated the Brazilian.
In pairs, Brazil’s number 1 debuted with victory at US Open on Friday. Alongside German Laura Siegmund, the triumph was about hostess Caty McNally and Australian Maya Jont, 6/4 and 6/1.
Bia Haddad has 10 wins in New York
The 29 -year -old Paulistana tennis player won this Thursday The tenth victory in New York. She debuted at the American Grand Slam in 2016, when she was just 345th in the world. At that time, he stopped at the debut of Qualifying. The following year, as the 71st best in the world, Bia Haddad fell at the opening of the main key against Serbia Donna Vekic.
So as the 130th of the ranking, Bia Haddad won for the first time at US Open in 2018 when she surpassed Australian Olivia Rogowska in Qualifying. Three years later, another triumph of Paulistana (174th), this time over Spanish Irene Burillo, again in the qualifying. The following season, the Brazilian (15th) surpassed Serbia Ana Konjuh, her first in the main key. Already in 2023, who was in the way, in the debut, was host Sloane Stephens.
Last yearBia Haddad only stopped in the quarterfinals, overcoming Armena Elina Avanenesyan, Sara Sorrribes Tormo, Russian Anna Kalinskaya and Danish Caroline Wozniacki (video below).
