The Brazilian lost 6/3 5/2 and 40 to 15 and got an incredible reaction in the Billie Jean King Cup
By Ariane Ferreira – With an impressive comeback, Bia Haddad Maia, world number 17, thrilled the crowd and drew the duel against Argentina in Sao Paulo at the Ibirapuera against Argentina 1-1.
The player from Sao Paulo seemed lost in the match and was down 6/3 5/2 with 40 to 15 and a serve from Jasmin Ortenzi, ranked 274th. Risen from the ashes, the Brazilian saved both match points and made an incredible comeback scoring 3/6 7/5 6/2 after 2h37min on indoor clay with the support of the crowd.
With the defeat of Laura Pigossi, the match ends this Saturday in a draw at 1-1 with Bia Haddad capable of leaving the country in the lead. It opens at 2pm against Solana Sierra, 154th and tormentor of Pigossi by 3/6 6/1 6/2. Next fourth match between Pigossi and Ortenzi and the couple will be able to define the confrontation with Bia and Ingrid Martins against Martina Capurro Taborda and Melany Krywoj.
The clash is worth a place in the 2025 qualifiers, which is the springboard for the competition’s finals at the end of next year.
The game
Bia Haddad started the match in a very long first match and was destroyed after a long fight. She was unable to land her powerful blows while her rival fought and showed mental strength. Ortenzi opens the break, Bia recovers by returning to 3/4, but the Argentine breaks out again, opening 5/3 and closing 6/3 after 54 minutes after hotly contested points. There were 18 unforced errors from the Brazilian.
Ortenzi gained confidence and took a 4-0 lead only by putting the ball in play while Haddad Maia made repeated errors. Bia played his first match, raised the stage, responded in one of the breaks to bring it back to 4-2, but Ortenzi broke again and served 40-15 for the victory. The Brazilian was constant, she saw her rival make mistakes, responded to the break and served with 3/5.
Bia had a high number of unforced errors with 31 against her opponent’s eleven, but the eighth game of the second set changed the situation and little by little the Brazilian became more consistent, gained confidence, played five games in a row and finished with 7/5 lifting the crowd in Ibirapuera.
In the third set Haddad Maia’s posture was different. He opened 4-1 and gave no more chances, breaking again in the eighth game to reach 6/2 despite resistance and three match-points saved by Hermana.
Source: Terra
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