Big name of SP Open, Beatriz Haddad Maia easily fulfilled her role in the first round. In the most anticipated game of Tuesday (9), in the tennis complex set up in Villa-Lobos Park, in the west of São Paulo, the 29-year-old Brazilian defeated the Italian Miriano Tona by 2 sets to 0, with double 6/1, in an hour and 16 minutes.
It was clear the technical difference of the 27th world ranking against 409th place, which got its place in the tournament through the qualifying key, “Qualifying”. With the support of the fans on the maria Maria Esther Bueno, the paulistana surpassed a erratic beginning before establishing her superiority without further scares.
“I am very happy to have played on a court with the name of Maria Esther. She deserves the name of many courts, for everything she did,” Bia smiled.
Thus, a Brazilian confrontation was defined in the round of 16 of the tournament-a wta 250, below in importance of the WTA 500, the WTA 1000 and the four Grand Slams. Haddad will face another athlete born in the next phase in the city of São Paulo, Laura Pigossi, 31.
“We are practically the same generation, only two years apart. We played a lot against each other since the youth. It is very fighter. I hope it is a great game. We will have a Brazilian in the Wednesdays, it will be very cool,” said Bia.
Number 193 of the world, Pigossi faced the American Elizabeth Mandlik on Tuesday, number 257. In a two-hour and 33-minute duel-which had already started late, with a pause in the programming because of the São Paulo Garoa-the house tennis player survived with a 2 sets to 1, partials of 2/6, 6/3 and 6/4.
“I couldn’t present my best sneakers, but I accepted this fact and just tried to put the ball inside, do what I could,” said Laura, who abused the high balls in a kind of output tennis. “I left my ego aside and tried to win the game anyway. It doesn’t matter if it was ugly or beautiful.”
He was also proud of his own effort Ana Candiotto, who debuted with victory in a circuit elite tournament. The 21 -year -old Jundiaiense, 593rd in the world, ended up a high game of ups and downs against Ukrainian Valeriya Strakhova, 303rd: 2 sets to 1, with partials from 6/3, 5/7 and 6/0. The result will earn you a leap of over one hundred positions in the ranking.
“It was a very hard game, at the beginning I end. I started playing superb and had the game in hand, to close in the second set, but I was a little nervous. It’s normal, playing for the first time a wta 250. Fortunately, I managed to zero the head to start the third set,” celebrated the young woman.
The only Brazilian defeated on Tuesday in the simple key was Luiza Fullana, 24, 578th in the world, who lost direct sets to Mexican Renata Zarazua, 84th in the world and fifth key head of SP Open. “It is not every day that we face someone with this ranking. She has more luggage,” acknowledged Brazilians, surpassed in direct sets, with 6/2 and 6/1.
Brazil is thus going with four tennis players. The 15 -year -old Nauhany Silva, 1,206th in the world, who on Monday (8) surprised himself by beating compatriot Carolina Meligeni Alves (237th), will return to the court on Wednesday (10), at 17:30, against Argentina Solana Sierra (82nd), the second head of the key, Bia, Pigossi and Candiotto, will play on Thursday (11).
Naná, as it is known Nauhany, played on Tuesday on the doubles key, along with another 15 -year -old athlete, Victoria Barros. Faced with an audience that pledged around a secondary court of Villa-Lobos, they had great moments, but succumbed to the American Anna Rogers, 27, and Indonesia Janice Tjen, 23: 2 sets to 0, 6/4 and 7/5.
In the double key, the Brazilian partnership formed by Laura Pigossi and Ingrid Martins is already in the Wednesdays. This Wednesday, they will face the Frenchman Leolia Jeanjean and the Mexican Victoria Rodríguez. The Brazilian Luisa Stefani, who operates alongside Hungarian Timea Babos, will also play on Wednesday, but still for the round of 16, against British Alicia Barnett and French Elixane Lechemia.
