After falling early in the quarterfinals of SP Open, Beatriz Haddad Maia made her debut on Wednesday (17) at the South Korea WTA 500, with a 2 set to 0 win against the Dayeon Back tennis player.
Current champion of the tournament in the Korean capital, the Brazilian, 25th of the WTA (Association of Professional Tenns) ranking, was imposed against Dayeon, 306th in the world, with partials of 6/4 and 6/3, in 2h22 starting.
In the round of 16, the 29 -year -old Paulistana faces the German Ella Seidel, 105 of the WTA.
In Wednesday’s confrontation, Bia Haddad got sick at the end of the second set, with signs of vomiting craving, with the match needing to be interrupted for medical care.
In the return after the break, the Brazilian managed to break the service of the opponent to close the set and the match.
In a season with no major performances, the tennis player has not yet won titles. There are 25 losses and only 15 wins in the year, with the best campaign at the WTA 500 of Strasbourg, France, when he advanced to the semifinals.
