The early elimination will bring the Brazilian team back to the tournament playoff phase in the next edition
Brazil was eliminated in the classification phase of Billie Jean King Cup This Friday. Tennis players Beatriz Haddad Maia AND Laura Pigossi They were defeated in the simple games against Spain of Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, and the European team won the clash, ending the Brazilian’s classification possibilities.
With the result, Brazil ends its participation in the phase with two setbacks in two clashes in Group B. Thursday, the national team had been defeated by the host republic controlled by 2-1. With the new format of the competition, considered the women’s world, only the first place in each group advances to the final phase. The elimination will return the Brazilian team to the tournament playoff phase.
The Spanish triumph was defined in the second game of the day, between Bia and Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, 69th of the ranking. The Brazilian, 17th in the world, entered the court as favorite, but was exceeded by 2 sets out of 1, with partials of 6/3, 4/6 and 6/4. It was Bia’s second defeat at this stage and the consecutive eighth this season.
The best Brazilian of the circuit is experiencing a difficult phase this season. He did not win a simple game since January, when he won two consecutive victories in the Australian open key. From the elimination in the first Grand Slam of the year, it has accumulated five debut eliminations on the circuit.
The duel among the best tennis players in each country in this comparison was marked by Balance, which brought the duel to the third set, the most exciting of the game. Bia opened an advantage at the beginning, with a booty break, but suffered a draw in the next game. Following, the Spaniards grew up on the pitch and looked for another pause, making 4/2 in a game in which the Brazilian did not write a point.
Bia sketched the reaction by gaining a new pause in the seventh game, given the pressure that seemed to have an effect on Spanish time. The Brazilian raised her level of game, but she lost her retirement again when she pulled out to tie the partial again.
In the first game of the clash, Laura Pigossi gave way to the experience of Sara Sorribes Tormo, more accustomed to the most complicated duels of the circuit, and was exceeded 2-0, with partials of 6/3 and 7/5. It was the second defeat of the Brazilian in this qualifying phase. Thursday he had also lost the first game of the clash with the Czech Republic.
For the new format of the competition, Brazilian and Spanish will return to the field later this Friday for the double game. Brazil must be represented by Bia and Luisa Stefani, as happened on Thursday, when they have so far obtained the only Brazilian victory this week. The Spanish team should count on Cristina Bucsa and Sorribes Tormo.
Billie Jean King Cup has a new format this year to accompany the Davis Cup. The qualifying phase has 18 teams divided into six groups of three nations each. Only the winners of each key will advance to the final phase, which will be played in Shenzhen, China, in November. Hosting China and Italy, current champion, are already guaranteed in the final.
Source: Terra
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