Two bold victories in individual points gave Italy victory over France (2-1) on Wednesday on the first day of group D of the finals of Billie Jean King Cup which takes place until Sunday at the stadium La Cartuja, in Seville.
The veteran Alizé Cornet and Martina Trevisan offered a recital of errors in the first two sets, alternately winning with a score of 6-2 and configured in a similar way, as the losers, the Italian in the first set and the French in the second, surrendered in the game in their four turns of delivery.
Trevisan extended his break streak to seven to give himself a 3-0 lead at the start of the deciding set, at which point Alize Cornetwho was suffering from stomach pains, reacted to win his last two games before transalpine closed out the match with another 6-2.
In a match full of unforced errors, Trevisan was more regular in the exchanges and knew how to take advantage of the crossed duels between his left-handed drives and the flat backhand of Cornetusually his most reliable shot.
Caroline Garcia did not get on the scoreboard his clear tennis superiority in consistency Jasmine Paolini in the rivalry between the number one in each country, with the first round won by the Italian in an exciting ‘tie break’ after saving a set of balls from others.
García reacted in the second set, which he scored 5-7, and it seemed that he would emerge victorious in the third, where he broke his rival’s serve at the beginning and came to dominate 4-2, where he is blurred. by complete until Paolini’s victory was allowed, winning nine of the last ten points of the match.
Just half an hour after the loss, Caroline García jumped back onto the court to play doubles with the partner she had won. Roland Garros, Kristina Mladenovicin a match won by gala matches Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Martina Trevisan by 5-7, 6-2 and 10-6.
Source: La Verdad
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