Naná Silva claims the biggest win of her career in Curitiba; Cé also advances
Nauhany Silva, known as Naná, came back to beat Greece’s Despina Papamichail 7/5, 1/6, 6/3 for the biggest win of her career by ranking at the WTA 125 in Curitiba, where she is 609th and her opponent 196th.
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O WTA 125 de Curitiba, jogado no saibro do Graciosa Country Club, terá duas brasileiras nas oitavas de final. Gabriela Cé foi a primeira a confirmar a classificação, e Nauhany Silva fechou a noite desta segunda-feira (26 de outubro) com o melhor resultado da carreira.
Naná virou um jogo de três sets contra a grega Despina Papamichail: 7/5, 1/6 e 6/3. A brasileira é a 609ª colocada do ranking da WTA, enquanto a adversária aparece na 196ª posição — o que faz desta a maior vitória da carreira de Naná no circuito em termos de ranking. Na próxima rodada, o desafio é a argentina Luisina Giovannini, 199ª do mundo.
“Tenisticamente eu não estava jogando o meu melhor nível, também passei um pouco mal antes do jogo. Sabia que seria difícil, vi muitos vídeos dela e sabia como tinha que jogar”, contou a brasileira após a partida. “Deixei tudo em quadra, fico feliz por ter avançado e vamos com tudo amanhã.”
Cé precisou de dois sets para superar a chilena Fernanda Labrana, 470ª do ranking, com 6/4 e 6/0. A sul-americana tinha entrado na chave principal pelo qualifying, e o resultado ficou marcado como a primeira vitória da gaúcha em torneios WTA 125 na temporada. Agora, ela espera para saber quem enfrenta: o duelo que define a adversária é entre Solana Sierra, argentina que é a terceira cabeça de chave e 99ª do mundo, e Justina Gonzalez, duelo marcado para terça-feira.
Outra convidada, Eduarda Gomes disputou o segundo torneio profissional da carreira e foi superada pela chilena Antonia Rivera, do top 500, por 6/3 e 6/4, ainda que tenha conseguido cinco quebras de saque. Júlia Konishi, também convidada, perdeu para Leyre Romero, espanhola e quinta cabeça de chave, por 6/2 e 6/1. Já Luiza Fullana caiu diante da argentina Lourdes Ayala por 6/4 e 7/6 (8/6).
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