Naná beats world No 203 to advance at the Curitiba Open
Nauhany Silva, known as Naná, beat Greece's Despina Papamichail, ranked 203rd, 7/5, 1/6, 6/3 at the Curitiba Open and now faces Argentina's Luisina Giovannini, 199th, in the second round of the WTA 125.
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Foram três sets, com um apagão no meio do caminho, mas a vaga veio. Nesta segunda-feira, no Graciosa Country Club, a juvenil Nauhany Silva bateu a grega Despina Papamichail, 203ª do ranking, por 7/5, 1/6 e 6/3, na abertura do Curitiba Open.
O primeiro set teve golpes de fundo de quadra em série e terminou a favor da brasileira. Na segunda parcial, ela perdeu intensidade na noite fria e levou um 1/6. No terceiro, Papamichail quebrou logo de início; Naná reagiu, emendou cinco games seguidos e fechou o jogo.
"Sabia que seria um jogo difícil. E hoje não estava jogando meu melhor nível. Antes da partida, eu tinha passado mal, não estava tão bem fisicamente, mas acho que consegui deixar tudo na quadra", disse a paulista.
Na segunda rodada do WTA 125, ela encara a argentina Luisina Giovannini, 199ª da semana, que derrubou a italiana Lucia Bronzetti (cabeça 6, ex-top 50) com 6/7 (6-8), 6/1 e 6/4. O duelo deve acontecer na quarta-feira.
Na entrada do torneio, a brasileira era a 604ª. Com os 14 pontos, pode aparecer na 560ª, perto do 541º lugar, seu melhor posto na carreira. Nas duplas, joga com Laura Pigossi, parceira do título do W75 de Vacaria nesta temporada.
Na complementação da rodada, a brasiliense Luiza Fullana caiu diante da argentina Lourdes Ayala por 6/4 e 7/6 (8-6 no tiebreak), e Jazmin Ortenzi venceu a compatriota Victoria Bosio por 7/5 e 6/2. O torneio distribui US$ 115 mil e concede 125 pontos à campeã.
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