Bia Haddad beats Errani in her debut and advances to the Madrid Open | tennis

Beatriz Haddad Maia debuted with victory at the Madrid Open. This Thursday, the number 14 in the world beat the Italian Sara Errani, former top 10, but now 100th in the rankings in straight sets – splits of 6/3 and 6/2 in 1h16min. As the 11th seed in the WTA 1,000, the Brazilian entered the second round of the main draw and, with this Thursday’s victory, advanced to the third round on clay in Madrid.

For a place in the round of 16, Bia will face Emma Navarro, 23rd in the ranking and 19th seed in the Spanish tournament. The American won the only duel between the two tennis players, at the 2021 WTA 125 in Charleston.

This Thursday, Bia opened the match against Errani with great intensity and reached 5/0 in the first set. The Italian reacted and returned a break of service. However, on the second opportunity to serve for the set, the Brazilian closed the partial 6/3. Errano threatened Bia’s service in some games, but the Brazilian always responded with comebacks and even closed the second set at 6/2. It was Bia’s second victory in five clashes with Errani.

In the men’s draw at the Madrid Open, Thiago Monteiro and Thiago Wild advanced to the second round. Guest of the tournament, João Fonseca, 17 years old, will face the American Alex Michelsen this Thursday in the debut scheduled for 12:40 pm (Brasília time) – the ge Follow the match in real time.