Beatriz Haddad Maia enters the court at SP Open, this Friday (12/09), in search of the second semifinal in the year. Bia will face Mexican Renata Zarazua, current 84th in the ranking. Both athletes faced each other on two occasions and the Brazilian won every time.
The tennis players compete for the vacancy in the Maria Esther Bueno court of Parque Villa Lobos, in São Paulo. The match happens around 4:30 pm (from Brasilia), right after the duel between Francesca Jones (GBR) (6th) and Solana Sierra (ARG) (2nd).
In May, Bia achieved her best result of the season when she stopped in Elena Rybakina in the dispute for a spot in the WTA of Strasbourg, France.
Where to watch Bia Haddad Maia x Renata Zarazua Live?
The match will be broadcast on SporTV 3 (closed TV) and Globeplay (streaming), upon signature of the package that includes SporTV.
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Bia Haddd e Renata zarazua if SP open
Bia Haddad comes from a solid victory in the round of 16, where she surpassed compatriot Laura Pigossi by 2 sets to 0, with partials of 6-1 and 6-4. The tennis player, the main favorite to the title, seeks to pack before the crowd to get strong in the final stretch of the competition.
A Mexicana Renata infections It has been doing a good campaign in the tournament. At the premiere, she beat Brazilian Luiza Fullana, guest of the organization, 6-2 and 6-1. He then confirmed favoritism by overcoming Turkish Berfu Cengiz 6-4 and 6-4, securing a place in the quarterfinals and reaching what is already his third participation in quarterfinals of a WTA Tournament in his career.
Still in search of his first WTA circuit title, Zarazua has the best ranking of his career 51st place and even eliminated the American Madison Keys, then number 6 in the world, at the US Open debut.
Retrospect between Bia Haddad x Renata Zarazua
This will be the third time that the Brazilian and Mexican have faced each other in the professional circuit. The advantage in direct confrontation is all of Bia Haddad, who won the previous two duels and will try to maintain the 100% success.
The first meeting was in 2019, in the first round of Bogota’s WTA 250 (Colombia), and the latest occurred in the quarterfinals of a W80 tournament in Macon (USA) in 2021.
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Bia Haddad x Renata Zarazua: time and where to watch
- SP Open 2025 (WTA 250)
- Data: Friday, September 12
- Time: from 4:30 pm (from Brasilia)
- Local: Villa Lobos Park
- Where to watch: Sportv 3 and Globoplay