In a difficult match against the Polish Magda Linette, the Spanish Sara Sorribes did not have enough of her solidity from the back of the court and lost in three sets the first match of the series against Poland in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup in Málaga, held at the Martín Carpena Sports Palace.
In the first set, the player captained by Anabel Medina began by giving up an early break, placing herself 0-3 down. However, he immediately recovered the break and then tied the score at three.
The Spaniard was then unable to take advantage of a 0-40 lead and subsequently lost her serve easily. Therefore, Linette was preparing to serve for 6-3. But the bronze medalist at the Paris Olympic Games has continued to push and based on solidity she has prevailed over the rest in an even game.
Once again, in a tight game, he has put the score at 5-5. After two great battles, both have maintained their turn of serve to reach the tie-break of the first set. In a long exchange, the Spaniard began with a minibreak, which was added to the two points won in her service turns.
Linette closed the gap by winning her serves, and finally the Pole responded to a short volley from Sorribes with a right to the body that made it 3-3.
The Spaniard became strong at the net to make it 4-3 and right after she grabbed the court to get a favorable 5-3. For her part, Linette has won her second turn of serve, in addition to the Spaniard’s first, in two long exchanges. Shortly after, Sorribes made it 6-5 with a spectacular passing, but the Pole tied it at 6 with a forehand. The 2022 Australian Open semi-finalist took an agonizing point with an angled backhand on the wrong foot and made the final 8-6, dominating with her drive and finishing with a tight backhand parallel to the line.
After a short pause after the first set, Sorribes began to perform on her serve, varying the game well with the cut, and forced several errors from the Pole, in addition to closing some points at the net to make it 3-0. Immediately afterwards, the Spaniard put pressure on the rest, but the Pole resisted the onslaught and made it 3-1. In a close game, the player from Castellón worked tirelessly to make it 4-1. With 5-2 on the scoreboard, Sorribes has taken a step forward and attacked bravely to break his rival’s serve and close the set.
Sorribes continued with the good dynamics in the third and final round, maintaining his serve and imposing his strength in the points to break Linette. Immediately afterwards, he did the same, advancing his serve to make it 3-0. After the Pole’s 3-1 lead, the Spaniard was unable to cope with a 0-40 lead, leaving her just one break point away from saving the situation.
On the other side of the court, Linette has been forceful to tie three with her serve and has emerged victorious in her next game to the rest, managing to get a break of lead, which she has lost unexpectedly after leading by 40 -0 against a combative Sara.
However, the Pole has not lost face of the match and has mixed aggressiveness and solidity to break the service of the Spanish, who has not managed to move her rival enough. Finally, Linette confirmed her victory by successfully maintaining her serve after saving two break points.
After the defeat of Sorribes, Paula Badosa took to the court to face world number 2 Iga Swiatek in the second match of the series between Spain and Poland.
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