The Spanish Cristina Bucsa fell against the Russian Anna Blinkova 6-2 and 6-4 in the first round of the Australian Open and failed to match his excellent record from 2023, where he fell in a creditable third round against the Polish Iga Swiatek.
In the previous round, Bucsa defeated the Canadian Grand Slam champion in a packed Kia Arena Bianca Andreescu.
As a result, the Cantabrian will fall almost 20 positions on the WTA list to position 70, despite her excellent season finale in 2023.
The tennis player born in Chisinau (Moldova) paid for his low percentage of first serves (60%) which caused his rival to have more options from others.
The match was decided by small details, such as composure when faced with decisive points, after the Russian converted three of the seven breaking points he had.
The Spaniard squandered the four break opportunities she had to break Blinkova’s serve, managing to hold it until the end of the encounter that lasted one hour and 17 minutes.
Bucsa joined Sarah Sorribes while Spanish tennis players are eliminated in the first round, so there is only Paula Badosa and Rebeka Masarova as the only national player with options in the women’s team.
Source: La Verdad
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