The Croatian player is solid Donna Vekic and the strong wind which blew at Nice and marked the progress of the match resulted in the clear defeat of Rebecca Masarova (6-2 and 6-1), which left Spain without the option of going to the final of Hopman Cupbecause to rely on himself he needs three points this Saturday.
In the first match of the afternoon, the player from Osijek, number 22 in the world, knew how to better adapt to the court conditions and, after breaking his rival’s serve for the first time, took a 3-0 lead on the strength of his serve and thus managed to get the first set back on track.
Masarova72 in the WTA ranking and who prevailed this year at Mutua de Madrid in the only precedent between two tennis players, was unable to enter the match and, after surrendering her serve for the second time in the eighth game, lost the first set clearly 6-2.
The Spaniard, who is in contention for the Hopman Cup in place of the injured Paula Badosastarted the second set wasting two break opportunities, which the Croatian player took advantage of to repeat the script from the beginning and, with a new acceleration on the scoreboard, go ahead 3-0.
Vekic He continued to be unstoppable on his forehand and did not surprise the Spaniard, who broke serve again in the sixth game to, in the next game, seal the Croatian’s victory with a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 after one hour and fourteen minutes of play.
Spain is looking for what would be its fifth title in Nice, but whatever happens with Carlos Alcaraz-Borna Coric and the mixed doubles there will be no final for the Spanish team although the tie is still alive.
Source: La Verdad
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