In an unexpected modality at the start, the women’s doubles that make up Castellón Sarah Sorribes and the Cantabrian of Moldovan origin Cristina BucsaSpanish tennis maintained its presence in the honor roll of the current edition of the 1000 category tournament held at the Caja Mágica.
After two years of winning the Carlos Alcaraz, who, due to pain in the right arm, said goodbye to the quarterfinals, eliminated by the Russian Andrey Rublev, who this Sunday will play in the final against the Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime, was accompanied, this time by a good performance made by Bucsa , a Spaniard born in Moldova, and Sorribes, two players in clear growth who never played together as a team.
Sara Sorribes and Cristina Bucsa They formed a couple at the last moment, and the debut could not have been more successful. They beat the duet formed by Czech Barbora Krejcikova and the German Laura Siegemund (6-0 and 6-2). They needed only seventy-three minutes to achieve the most important victory of their respective careers in this modality.
The first Spanish women to lift the title in Madrid in the history of the tournament prevailed over their opponents. Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suárezthe finalists in 2014 and 2015, have come close to victory but so far, neither in women’s singles nor in women’s doubles has there been a victory for a Spanish representative.
Alcaraz was absent from the event and was also forced to withdraw Marcel Granollers, a doubles specialist who had to leave the semifinals without playing, once installed at the top of the modality world due to the injury of his partner, the Argentine Horacio Zeballos, everything was left in the hands of Sorribes and Bucsa, who had off to a great start and won seven games in a row against great specialists like the Czech and German.
Bucsa already has two double titles to his credit and Sorribes, four. Far from the record of her opponents, especially Krejcikova, who has 18 titles on her record, including two Australian Opens, two Wimbledons, two Roland Garros, a United States Open and an Olympic Games gold, all with Katarina Siniakova.
Laura Siegemund boasts a title and a US Open final with Vera Zvonarerva, where she also won the WTA Finals.
Krejcikova and Siegemund They first paired up earlier this year, to quick success. In 2024 they reached the semifinals in Adelaide, the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the semifinals in Stuttgart. In Madrid, they eased through these fifteen days to reach their first final as a team without losing a set.
“Thank you very much for playing. In those last fifteen minutes I knew it would not escape us. Long live Spain. Thank you very much for coming here,” said Bucsa while holding the trophy. “I know there are many more triumphs to come,” he added.
“Thank you to everyone who made this tournament. It’s great to play here, on this court. And to everyone who supports me every day,” Sara Sorribes added on the court.
The Spanish duo, who did not start as favourites, started the final in style and scored seven games in a row. The ceiling closed, but it did not stop Sorribes and Bucsa, and, although their rivals improved and recorded their first sets, they never once questioned the success of the local players.
Sara Sorribes and Cristina Bucsa They made history. They ended the Spanish women’s tennis spell at the tournament and left with the Caja Mágica victory.
Source: La Verdad
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