Jucătoarea de tenis Monica Niculescu (27 de ani și locul 41 WTA) a fost eliminată azi-noapte în turul doi la US Open, iar România a rămas doar cu Simona Halep pe tabloul principal de simplu la ultimul turneu de Mare Șlem al anului!
Fata din Slatina n-a avut nicio șansă în meciul cu italianca Flavia Pennetta, a 26-a favorită a întrecerii, slice-ul ei notoriu nemaifăcând ravagii, ca altădată. Pennetta s-a impus cu 6-1, 6-4, în 79 de minute. Disputa a avut loc ”Louis Armstrong Stadium”.
Niculescu putea beneficia însă de un factor extern, pentru a se impune. O dronă a survolat arena pe care s-a jucat meciul, provocând panică printre jucătoare, oficiali și spectatori. A aterizat, până la urmă, în tribune.
”Am crezut că e o bombă!”, s-a speriat Pennetta, femeie în toată firea, la cei 33 de ani pe care-i are, conform declarației pe care a dat-o în publicația peninsulară ”La Gazzetta dello Sport”. Și n-a glumit, chiar a avut un șoc.
Incidentul a avut loc în setul doi, când italianca avea 5-3 și se pregătea să închidă partida. Dar, de atunci, Flavia s-a panicat, iar Monica a luat două game-uri la rând, putând chiar să întoarcă dacă nu soarta partidei, măcar destinul setului secund! Precipitată, Pennetta a ratat trei mingi de meci!
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