Spain falls to Canada and Billie Jean King Cup future gets complicated

Spain gradually mortgaged its chances of reaching the semi-finals of a tournament. won for the fifth and final time in 1998. Anabel Medina’s team, which does not include Paula Badosa, who started preparations after a long injury, will have to hope that Canada cannot beat Poland this Thursday and then calculate their options against the Poles on Friday.

Masarova, who was making her debut despite having played doubles matches twice, lost her nerves on debut and found herself outplayed by a younger player. Marina Stakusic18 years old and No. 258 in the world, 6-3, 6-1. The importance of the premiere and the status of the hostess turned against the favorite theorist Masarova.

This year’s Auckland finalist surprised Stakusic, who did not give his opponent even a single break option in the first set and took the lead by beating the Spaniard in the fourth game. Masarova, who replaced Paula Badosa without shooting, continued her decline in the second set.

While the American tennis player achieved the score of 4-0, the local player also tried to be successful at this point. charterhouse Anabel Medina’s pupil had options to break her opponent’s serve in the next two rounds, but Stakusic held on with surprising solidity, and it was also her first match at the Tennis World Cup.

Sorribes then jumped towards the ropes. Leylah Fernandez undefeated in this tournament. The Canadian won (7-6(8), 7-6(7)), winning 12 of the 13 duels previously held. Federation Cup. Victory was in Sorribes’ hands, or at least he had three and two balls to take the first set and then the second, but Fernández won both draws.

The Castellón native knew the importance of his point and number one status, but the reigning champion in Hong Kong had the answer for everything, including Sorribes’ two breaks in the first set. In the tiebreak, the Canadian managed to hold off the decisive three balls, and the young American was also reborn after trailing 3-5 in the second set. ‘tie breaker’ hot.

Despite the overall defeat in the tie, the doubles point could prove vital. Anabel Medina He trusted his two best players. The captain changed the plan and sent Sorribes and Masarova back onto the field just half an hour after their individual defeat. Eugenie Bouchard and Gabriela Dabrowski.

North Americans (6-3, 7-5) won to secure the 3-0 score A Spain without points and sets, The Billie Jean King Cup Finals had to wait for a miracle to avoid relegation in the group stage again, as in 2021 and 2022.

In the other match played in La Cartuja in Group D this Wednesday, Italy beat (2-1) FranceThanks to the victories of Martina Trevisan and Jasmine Paolini over Alize Cornet (2-6, 6-2, 6-2) and Caroline Garcia (7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4). In doubles, France added a point that could be important in case of a draw, thanks to Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, who defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Trevisan with sets of 5-7, 6-2, 10-6.