The Colombian Camila Osorio He made a miraculous comeback on Wednesday to defeat the Russian 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 7-5 Veronika Kudermetova and access quarterfinals at the Guadalajara Tennis Open.
After winning the first set and losing the second, both in tie breaks, Kudermetova, seeded seventh, He made three breaks and took a 5-0 lead against a rival handicapped by shoulder pain.
Just when it seemed all was over, Osorio broke the Russian’s serve, closing to 5-2 on his serve and completing a seven game winning streak against the European who made unforced errors and reacted poorly to it, He missed again to finish with 69 in the match.
“It was uphill and with the injury, but I decided to play ball by ball, point by point and it happened. I fought, I didn’t give up and it happened. It gives me the courage to move forward,” said the South American, 80th in the world rankings.
This Thursday Osorio will look for his place in the semifinal against the Russian Kamilla Rakhimova89 in the world, who in Wednesday’s first match eliminated Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, nineteenth in the WTA, who retired after losing the first set 6-2 and suffering two breaks in the second.
The Guadalajara Open, which takes place on a hard court with a prize pool of $922,673, continues this Thursday with a match between Americans. Danielle Collins, second favorite, and the Australian Olivia Gadecki.
Collins, eleventh in the WTA rankings, met his last season as a professional and went out as a favorite against a rival ranked 152.
Then the Italian Martina Trevisan99th in the world, the Mexican will face Renata Zarazua85.
Source: La Verdad
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