Camila Osorio tried in every way but could not beat the American Alison Riske in the second round of the US Open 2022 after an intense match of more than three hours.
The Cucuteña, current No. 70 in the ranking, came back a set down (4-6) and won the second set (7-6 (5). Then, fighting, she took the third set to a tie-break. There To his regret, the American, current No. 29, was lethal and won (6-7 (5).
Riske, 1.75 meters tall, imposed his athletic game from the beginning. At the point of his aggressiveness, he managed to make Osorio have a hard time, who bravely stood up to him. However, the cucuteña lost the final fight against the power of Riske.
A) Yes, Osorio matched his best US Open performance prior to reaching the second phase.
In the next round of the US Open, Riske will face the Chinese Wang Xiyu (n°79), who has just beaten the third best in the world, the Greek María Sákkari.
Osorio, meanwhile, has the doubles game ahead, with the Italian Lucia Bronzetti, against the American Caroline Dolehide and the Australian Storm Sanders.
first set
In the first sleeve, Osorio suffered a break on his first servejust like in the previous game.
Then, with the passing of the minutes, the girl from Cucuta managed to move her rival when she wanted to take the game to define herself before the net.
Osorio had outstanding receptions, but the ineffectiveness of her serve ended up condemning her in that opening set.4-6
second set
In the second moto, despite suffering another break at the start, Osorio was much more confident on the hard court.
His movements began to be more fluid and the handling of the backhand and the ‘drop’ gave the Cucuteña good returns.
Riske began to make mistakes that he hadn’t shown in the first moto and Osorio managed to take advantage of them.
In the end, also pushed by the public that at times made her feel like a local, Osorio took the game to the ‘tie-break’, where she prevailed with authority.
In the end, the cry went to the Colombian.7-6 (5).
third set
Camila Osorio started the third set unstoppable.
Her firmness in the receptions, in the face of an apparent pothole from Riske, led her to put the score 4-1 in her favor.
The break of his rival’s second serve was key. Then she suffered a break in the room and things got complicated.
Riske regained confidence and Osorio paled. The advantage vanished and the North American turned the result around.
Later, although Osorio took the set to a tie-break and saved four match points, Riske showed his spirit and took the victory.
6-7 (5).
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