In her 10th defeat in the first rounds of 2026, the tennis player left the competition with a double 6/1 against the Spanish Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Beatriz Haddad Maia’s bad season on the world circuit gained a new chapter this Tuesday (21). The Brazilian fell in the debut of the WTA 1000 in Madridin Spain, with a double 6/1 defeat against Spanish Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, only 50th in the world, after 1h14 of the match.
Now they are 10 defeats by Bia Haddad in debuts in 2026, and not even the change of coach, now under the direction of Carlos Martínez Comet, seems to help her avoid so many mistakes and rashness in the plays. The Brazilian once again showed a lot of haste, especially in easy points, and revealed her difficulty in performing at a high level.
In addition to a triumph in a qualifier, the green and yellow representative had started with victory at the WTA 125 in Oeiras, where she was the 1st seed, but in which she fell in the second round, defeated by the Polish Maja Chwaliska, a week ago. Now she focuses on Roland Garros.
Bia Haddad was unlucky in the draw for the WTA 1000 in Madrid as she was immediately matched with a Spanish tennis player. To make matters worse, Paula Badosa, the country’s star, would still play on her same court next, which made the stands full of opposing fans.
Under pressure, the Brazilian even started aggressivebut exaggerating the mistakes when defining against a firm Bouzas Maneiro and making few mistakes. The Brazilian had opportunities to close her first two serves and ended up allowing breaks. In the fourth game, for example, they came up 40-0 and didn’t take advantage. At a 4-0 disadvantage, she could do nothing to reverse the score and the Spanish team finished 6-1.
The second set started in the same way, with Bouzas Maneiro pressing and soon opening the chance to break. He sent it out, to the relief of Bia Haddad, who managed to make it 1-0 with a huge sacrifice.
The Brazilian’s game, however, it didn’t flow and quickly the 50th in the world led to the triumph, breaking twice in a row with winners and opening 5 to 1. With another error, Bia Haddad lost the serve for the third time in the partial and said goodbye with another 6 to 1 in a melancholy way.
