Colombian tennis player María Camila Osorio was runner-up in the WTA 250 tournament in Monterreyin Mexico, after losing this Sunday in the final against the Canadian Leylah Fernandez.
Osorio fell in three sets, with partials 7-6 and 4-6 and 6-7, so the title that was very close to him escaped him, as he managed to have five match points.
Osorio, solid
The Colombian went from less to more and managed to prevail in the first set, after coming back from 4-1, in 54 minutes of play.
In the second set the cucuteña fought back, she was down 1-4 again, it seemed that she was coming back again, but in the end she fell 4-6, in 43 minutes of play.
Starting the third set, the Canadian looked more solid and broke the Colombian’s serve. a scare But Osorio reacted immediately and responded with another break. And he did it again to go 3-1.
ending with drama
It was this was the closest set, full of tension and drama, especially when it was 6-5 in favor of Osorio, with the Canadian refusing to lose.
It was when there was a technical problem that cooled the game at its peak, due to difficulties with some lights that went out.
The Canadian complained to the judge for a winning point from Osorio, which left her a new point for the championship. After more than 15 minutes of waiting for the lights to come on, the game resumed, but the Colombian’s point was annulled.
After waiting, and with the decision of the judges, the Canadian took confidence and put the match 6-6, to add more drama to the final.
Finally, in the tiebreak, the Colombian was left without the crown.
Osorio defeated the Spanish Nuria Parrizas in the semifinal with a double 6-4 this Saturday.
The woman from Cucuta was looking for her second WTA 250 title, after having won the Copa Colsánitas in Bogotá last year.
The Monterrey Open is a WTA 250 category tournament that was played on hard courts and distributed a $235,000 prize pool.
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