Miami Gardans.- The Polish IGA Swiateksecond of the world ranking, he advanced this Friday to the third round of the Miami WTA tournament, beating the French Caroline Garcia by 6-2 and 7-5.
Swiatek had also defeated Garcia easily in the second round of Indian Wells at the beginning of the month, but this Friday he faced some more French resistance at the Hard Rock Stadium.
The Polish lost 3-1 in the second set and had to save a set point when it took 5-4 below, before tracing to win the last three games.
“My energy went down very fast. So I tried to wake up, maintain the intensity of the first set, move on and play for all,” Swiatek said.
Swiatek lost against Mirra Andreeva in semifinals of Indian Wells, a tournament that finally won the 17 -year -old Russian teenager, novel star of female tennis.
Andreeva also debuted this Friday in Miami’s second round against his compatriot Veronika Kundermetova.
This Friday also advanced to the third round the Spanish Paula Badosa, a preclassified tenth, defeating the Canadian Victoria Mboko in three sets 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7/3).
In the Masculino Masters, Serbio Novak Djokovic debuted on Friday against the Australian Rhinky Hijikata and the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz did it before the Belgian David Goffin, both in the second round of the tournament.
Italy suffers low
Italian defenses Riccardo Calafiori and Andrea Cambiaso are low due to injury for the quarterfinals of the League of Nations against Germany on Sunday, announced the coaching staff of the ‘Nazionale’ on Friday.
Calafiori, who underwent medical exams this Friday, suffers discomfort in the left knee after a clash produced in the last minutes of the game against Germany on Thursday, lost 2-1 by the Italians in San Siro, Milan.
The Arsenal’s left side will not be able to play the return in Dortmund on Sunday.
Neither does his partner Andrea Cambiaso. The side of Juventus has not fully recovered from an injury to the left ankle suffered in series A against Fiorentina last Sunday.
Cambiaso will continue the recovery treatment with your club.
