WTA 1000 Madrid, Sara Errani overwhelmed by Beatriz Haddad Maia

WTA 1000 Madrid, Sara Errani overwhelmed by Beatriz Haddad Maia

Sara Errani’s journey in the WTA 1000 on clay in Madrid ends in the second round, as was to be expected. The veteran Italian, number 100 in the world, è was overwhelmed with the score of 6-3 6-2 in one’hour and 17 minutes of play by Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, number 14 and number 11 seed in the tournament.

The start for the Romagnola, who next Monday will be 37 years old, was disastrous: she went down 0-5 with a double break after missing two consecutive break points on 0-4, recovered one in the seventh game, saved a set point on 5-2 but in the next game had to surrender.

The second set è balanced and without break points until 2-2, then the Brazilian shifts gears and from’1-2 she threads five consecutive games closing the file by holding serve to zero. Haddad Maia will now face the emerging U.S. Emma Navarro in the third round.