The Spanish team, which had no chance to enter the final of the Hopman Cup after the results of the individual matches, said goodbye this Saturday with a defeat in doubles for the couple formed by Carlos Alcaraz and Rebeka Masarova, who fell to the Croatian Donna Vekic and Borna Coric by 1-6, 6-4 and 14-12.
The Croatian comeback, which they proved in an even ‘super tie break’, allows them to play in the final of the tournament held in Nice (France) this Sunday against the Swiss team.
With nothing at stake for them, the Spaniard had the authority to take the first set without a color. Alcaraz and Masarova took advantage of three of the four break opportunities presented to them and did not let their opponents down, resulting in a 6-1 lead that looked to be on course for victory after just 25 minutes.
The Croats woke up after the restart, knowing that the ticket to the final was at stake. They broke the first two serves of the Spaniards and quickly went up 3-0 although they immediately reacted, with their fourth break of the night, the world number one and Masarova, who however could not recover from their second loss and the sleeve went to the Croats, who took advantage of their first opportunity to tie the game (6-4).
In the ‘super tie break’ the dominance alternates. Spain missed their first match point and Croatia sealed their ticket to the final by hitting their fourth chance to make the final score 14-12.
Source: La Verdad
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