Cristina Bucsa’s dream is over. The Cantabrian tennis player, one of the revelations of the tournament, bid farewell this Friday to the Australian Open after being defeated by world number 1 Iga Swiatek 6-0, 6-1 less than an hour.
“He saw it play and knew it was very strong, so he didn’t want it to come back“, declared the 21-year-old Pole, who only surrendered in the penultimate game of the match, when he won 6-0 and 5-0.
so, Bucsa left Nuria Párrizas as the only Spaniard in the women’s team. The Grenadines will look to advance to the round of 16 this Saturday against Croatian Donna Vekic in the first match of the day at the Margaret Court Arena.
For his part, Swiatek maintains her status as top favorite for the title and will face off for a place in the quarterfinals with Kazakh Elena Rybakinawho caused a surprise by eliminating the tournament’s current runner-up, Danielle Collins, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.
Source: La Verdad
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