The Spaniards, who needed a win to reach the semi-finals, have been shipwrecked against Great Britain
Black day for Spain in the Billie Jean King Cup Anabel Medina’s team only needed one win, in this Thursday’s three games, and didn’t win a set. Nuria Parrizas, Paula Badosa and the duo formed by Aliona Bolsova and Rebeka Masarova collapsed against Great Britain and remain at the gates of the semifinals.
With the crowd up and under the pressure to have it in hand, Spain had a terrible day, losing all three games on the fast track. Wednesday’s plenary session against Kazakhstan was a mirage.
Parrizas, who played a great match against Yulia Putintseva, took a hard correction against Heather Watson, number 133 in the world. A 6-0 and 6-3 in just over an hour that put the pressure on the Spanish side. There were two more bullets in play, don’t worry.
Especially since Badosa was the next to jump on the track. The Spanish number one was the big asset to close the equaliser, with Harriet Dart leading the way. The Catalan was never in the game. Dart, 98th in the standings and unaccustomed to these victories, always led the way, taking the first set 6-3 and resisting Badosa’s attempts in the second, who failed to use either of the die’s two ‘break’ balls. he controlled Dart, with a 5-4 lead in the second set and a serve over Badosa, condemned the game (6-3 and 6-4) and sent the game to the final double.
The winner of the doubles will advance to the semi-finals. Aliona Bolsova and Rebeka Masarova, who made her debut in this match, against Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholls. In theory British doubles was better and it showed on the track. The first set could have fallen from either side and it took its toll on the Spaniards not using any of the five break points they had. In the ‘tiebreak’ the tie lasted until 4-4, after which the British took a step forward. And there was no more game.
The second set was a military walk for Nicholls and Barnett (7-6, 6-2), who qualified Great Britain for a historic semi-final at home. This Saturday they will seek passage to the final of a title they have never won and the last of which was in 1981.
Spain is once again at the gates of a semi-final that it has not entered since 2008, when the team, led by Carla Suarez and Medina herself, lost the final to Russia. The sixth Billie Jean King Cup will have to wait a little longer.
Source: La Verdad
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