Rusoaica a pierdut în ”optimi”, duminică noapte, după ce în primul tur de la Flushing Meadows a eliminat-o pe Simona Halep. Maria a cedat în fața letonei Anastasija Sevastova.
Letona s-a impus cu 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Sevastova a cedat greu primul set, dar l-a luat convingător pe al doilea. În decisiv, Maria a apelat la obișnuitele sale trucuri: a prelungit cât a putut pauza de vestiar, apoi, la 3-0, cu două break-uri pentru Sevastova (foto jos), a cerut intervenția trainerului, pentru a-i fi oblojite niște bășici.
epa06181997 Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia reacts as she plays Maria Sharapova of Russia on the seventh day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 03 September 2017. The US Open runs through September 10. EPA-EFE/JOHN G. MABANGLO
Sevastova nu s-a emoționat și și-a dus opera până la capăt. Letona, care în ”sferturi” se va lupta cu Sloane Stephens(SUA), este cea care pierdea lamentabil, în finala din 2016 de la Bucharest Open. Era bătută rău chiar de Simona Halep.
Sportiva noastră a umilit-o atunci cu un dublu 6-0. Halep o conduce cu 5-3 la general pe Sevastova, în timp ce în fața rusoaicei n-a câștigat niciodată în carieră, 0-7 la general.
În competiția masculină a fost eliminat canadianul Denis Shapovalov. El a fost trimis acasă de spaniolul Pablo Carreno, scor 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
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