Jessica Bouzas, number 72 of the world, won this Tuesday In the first round of the WTA 1,000 in Rome To the American Ann Li, number 59 in the worldwhich he got after a worked victory that closed in Three sets (6-3, 5-7 and 7-6 (3)) and after 2 hours and 20 minutes of battle.
In the first match of the main women’s team, played on the central track of the forum Italico, Bouzas signed his fourth victory in a 1,000 wta category tournament After a duel that for a moment seemed to escape from his hands, with a Third set set in which he survived to reach the ‘Tie-Break’ in which he sentenced his pass to the second round.
The 22-year-old Galician was strengthened with a forceful 6-3 after being placed with 5-2 in just half an hour. However, in the second manga, he accelerated with his LI service to extend the game to a third set in which Bouzas gave his first serve and was two games behind almost the entire envy.
The Spanish had to react to rescue the tie at 5 in a manga that became unpredictable and in which both lost their two two services, unable to sentence and forced to decide the game in a ‘tie-break’ in which Bouzasmore solid to the rest, with 3 ‘Break’ and taking advantage of the first game point, certified one of the most important victories of his season.
In second round, Bouzas will be measured to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, number 14 in the world.
-Carreño does not access the main box; Taberner, yes
On the other hand, the Argentine Román Andrés Burruchaganumber 135 in the world, surpassed in three sets (3-6, 6-3 and 6-2) Pablo Carreño98 of the ranking, and agreed to the main box of the 1000 Masters in Rome.
The Argentine was recomposed after the first set, in which Carreño eased and signed a 6-3 thanks to two ‘break’. However, in the second, despite breaking the first game, The Spaniards deflated against a Burruchaga who managed to be reborn with two consecutive breaks that allowed him to take the game to a third decisive set.
After 2 hours and 22 minutes of long battle, Burruchaga broke twice in a row to place 5-2 and sentence with his service for the final 6-2 that gave him access to the main box in the Italian capital tournament.
However, Carlos Taberner, number 139 in the world, agreed on Tuesday to the main box After endorsing a 6-0 to the Portuguese Jaime Faria, forced to retire by injury after that first set.
Taberner, 27 years old and recent champion of the Challenger of Murcia, his first ATP title of the season and the eighth of his career, ran over Faria in just half an hour and will play a main box of 1,000 Masters for the first time since he did it in Madrid 2021.
