Coco Gauff struggled this Saturday against Romanian Jaqueline Cristian (6-1, 0-6 and 6-3).which she was able to overcome in an intense third round battle of the WTA 1,000 in Rome to reach the round of 16 of the tournament, where He will face Paula Badosa.
Certainly the American, third favorite, He never thought that in the third round he would find a nut as hard to crack as Cristiannumber 68 in the ranking, who raised the stand of the center court of the Foro Italico for his bravery, for his play and for extending the match to the third set.
And after conceding a complete initial 6-1 by Gauff, the Romanian responded even stronger, with an unexpected but deserved 6-0 that put him in a good position to claim victory.
He had to step up and force the Gauff machine in the third set, and even then he struggled to find cracks. in the Romanian game, complete in all aspects. All he could find was to make the break that ended up putting his victory on track.
In the round of 16, the American Badosa will be measured, who will enter the duel with a lot of confidence after putting in a good performance so far in the tournament.
His best result since he reached the quarterfinals at the same tournament in Rome, twelve months ago. After defeating the Russian Mirra Andreeva and the American Emma NavarroBadosa came back to eliminate Russian Diana Schnaider, 20 years old and number 62, 5-7, 6-4 and 6-4 in 2h.35′.
Badosa suffered, as she served a very difficult first set and her 5-1 lead in the third set was lost. gradually. He did not finish the victory with the match ball at 5-2, but instead lost one of the two breaks of the advantage (5-3). At 5-4 he served again for the match, and finished without blinking, with a blank ‘game’.
It is a good sign that he has navigated moments as complex as they are different, that he has endured a demanding marathon duel. If the physicist responds, the green shoots in the capital of Italy, the event that warns of the proximity of Roland Garros.
The relevance of this week was translated by Badosa in his intense and sustained scream celebrating his victory. Pleasure. So is liberation. He drew a heart with his hands aimed at Roma fans, which pleased Paula again.
Source: La Verdad
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