0-3. Spain also lost in doubles

Sara Sorribes and Rebeka Masarova They couldn’t make up for a bad day for Spain in their performance at Billie Jean King Cup Finals and they also lost in the doubles match Eugenie Bouchard and Gabriela Dabrowski 6-3 and 7-5 to sign a total defeat of 0-3.

The Canadian team won both the singles matches and also the doubles. Spain was left with no margin for error. And if Canada beats Poland on Thursday, Anabel Medina’s team’s hopes in the competition will be nullified no matter what they do on Friday against the Polish team.

On the first day of the competition Paula Badosa is absentstill without rhythm due to his prolonged inactivity, since August, due to a back injury, everything is left in the hands of Sara Sorribes and Rebeka Masarova.

Both lost their respective singles matches. And also the doubles. Anabel Medina gave them a chance to bounce back from the loss and get a relevant point should the three teams in group C tie.

Masarova and Sorribes the position that was initially set Cristina Bucsa and Marina Bassols. Canada also made a variation and selected Eugenia Bouchard and left out its number one, Leylah Fernandez, who was fulfilled minutes earlier with her victory over Sara Sorribes.

Canada won the doubles 6-3 and 7-5 in one hour and 17 minutes and completed a 3-0 victory that did not allow Spain to reach a set in the three matches they played.

The Spanish players faced the final point of the day conditioned by the disappointment suffered in the individual matches. Sara Sorribes lost against Leylah Fernandez 7-6(8) and 7-6(9) in almost three hours of play.

Masarova, in the opening duel, was defeated by the young debutant, 18 years old, Marina Stakusic who won 6-3 and 6-1.

Spain’s options now depend on Poland, the other Group C member, beating Canada on Thursday. Otherwise, the North American team, with two victories, will go directly to the semifinals and the clash between the Spanish team and the Polish team on Friday will be meaningless.