The WTA 1000 of Rome is already underway in the Italic forum and after the dispute of the first two rounds, this Thursday is the time where the category of the tournament goes one step further and the great favorites to the crown within 10 days begin their participation. Although just a few days ago that Aryna Sabalenka conquered the Magic Box winning Coco Gauff in a great gamewhich was the third mutual Madrid Open of his career, it is already time to return to action. Although not all will have comfortable beginnings, for example the finalist of the Magic Box, which will play a very complicated duel against Canadian Victoria Mboko.
The young Canadian, just 18 years oldtakes a course for memory, in which he is winning matches with a shallow ease. Despite being very green yet, he is playing many games and what is better, winning them. Among all levels, counting Challengers, Futures and WTA, he has played 35 duels, of which he has only lost 3. In addition, one of them was in the WTA 1000 in Miami, before a top 10 like Paula Badosa, which led to the limit, but gave in the third set.
For now in Rome, he exceeded the previous one without many problems, winning Bucsa and Rakhimova, to reach the first round, where he has given an exhibition. His rival has been the local guest Arianna Zucchini, to which he has devastated two sets, 6-2 and 6-3. Thus the number 256 of the world has sneaked into the second round, where he waits for the third in the world, one of the great favorites. Despite what Gauff is favoriteeverything can happen to a talent like this.
Without many surprises
For now the tournament is not leaving too many surprises. To begin with is Naomi Osaka’s victory against Sara Errani, and for which Paula Badosa will be measured; But we can’t ignore Victoria Azarenka’s triumph against Camila Osorio. And without forgetting another of the great promises of world female tennis, Hailey Baptiste, which was measured in a complicated duel to Anna Blinkova, and the Yankee has not had excessive problems, with a 7-6 and 6-4 has taken off the Russian. On the other hand, Maria Sakkari has surpassed Belinda Bencic After the withdrawal of the Switzerland after losing the first set 6-2.
