Cristina Bucsa bye to the China Open this Wednesday in the round of 16 afterwards beat her match against the Czech Karolina Muchova 6-1 and 6-0.
Bucsa, bronze medalist in women’s doubles with Sara Sorribes Tormo at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Muchova’s solid game could not be overcome at the Lotus secondary court of the Beijing tennis complex.
The Cantabrian, who debuted in this edition for the first time in the main draw of the Chinese tournament, encountered a fierce rival who denied him the opportunity to continue advancing.
The meeting lasted one hour and 9 minutes, with Muchova showing great effectiveness in the service and so on.
Bucsa tried to hold on in the first set, saving six break points in a long third game in which he served as many as 24 times, but succumbed to Czech pressure, taking the set 6-1.
Muchova broke the Spanish woman’s serve twice and showed great consistency in his first serve.
The second set was a monologue from Muchova, who took the set by a resounding 6-0.
Bucsa, despite her efforts, failed to convert any of her break opportunities and struggled to win points on her first and second serves.
The Czech tennis player will face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinalsfirst seed in the Chinese WTA 1000 category tournament, defeating American Madison Keys on Wednesday 6-4 and 6-3.
That’s why Muchova went with Paula Badosa, as well as the American Coco Gauff in the quarterfinal round, while other seeds, such as the Italian Jasmine Paolini and the North American Jessica Pegula, were eliminated.
The current champion and world number one, Iga Swiatek of Poland, is not participating in this year’s edition of the tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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