Dream tournament for Guiomar Maristanywho qualified for the semifinals of Catalonia Open WTA 125 – Terres de Lleida International Tournamentthus achieving his best result in his entire career in a championship of this category.
Mayor Sherif, Katerina Siniakova and Camila Osorio They are the other three tennis players who got a ticket for the penultimate round, which will be played this Saturday, starting at 11 am, on the court of Club Tennis Lleida.
In the first turn of the day on the center court, the native of Barcelona, number 290 in the world ranking and participated thanks to an invitation from the tournament, had a tough battle against the Dutch. Arantxa Rusthird favorite and number 47 in the WTA.
Both were played to the limit of all points in the match, which lasted up to two hours and 45 minutes. Maristany, from the first moment, stood up to an Arantxa Rus who imposed a very high pace of play, with very long rallies and many breaks of service by both players. The first set was awarded to the Dutchwoman 6/3, but the Catalan tennis player did not give up and continued to grind to level the match at a 6/2 in the second set. In the decisive set, Maristany had three match points at 5/2 up. He was unable to take advantage of them and reached 5/4 on service in favor of the Catalan.
In the fifth ball of the match, finally, Maristany proved the most important victory of his career.
In the semifinals they will face the Egyptian Mayor Sheriff (72 WTA), who did not have to take the court due to the withdrawal due to illness of her rival, the North American Emma Navarrothe first seed in the tournament.
The other semifinal will face the Czech Katerina Siniakovathird favorite, against the Colombian Camila Osorio.
Siniakova also did not have a good match against Ashlyn Krueger, taking the first set clearly 6/2. From the second, however, the Czech shifted into a higher gear and began to find the winning shots, which allowed him to get back into the match (2/6 6/2 6/1).
Osorio had greater difficulties. After a three-hour battle, saving three match points, the Polish team won Magdalena Frech (4/6 7/6 7/6).
The final double is determined
The semi-finals were also played in a doubles draw. The first seeds, Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perezthey did not disappoint against the third favorite, Anna Danilina and Ingrid Neelwhich they overcame in a super tiebreak (6/2 4/6 12/10). Katarzyna Piter and Mayor Sherif They also had to row hard Lidziya Marozava and Kamilla Rakhimova (7/5 5/7 10/6). The final will be played this Saturday at 4 pm, after two singles semifinals.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Robert Maynard, and I am a passionate journalist with experience in sports writing. For the last few years, I have been writing for Today Times Live. My main focus has been on sports-related stories and features. With my strong background in journalism and extensive knowledge of the industry, I am able to provide readers with well-crafted pieces that are both informative and engaging.
