Sara Sorribes, number 37 in the WTA ranking at 25 years old, He came out to play with the pressure of having to win in order not to lose the tie against Slovakia corresponding to the first day of group C in the final phase of the Billie Jean King Cup.
Sorribes served as number one in the female ‘Armada’ and took a step forward to defeat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova by 6-3, 3-6 and 6-2.
Silvia Soler Espinosa’s pupil has taken a leap in quality this season in which she has released her record of titles in Guadalajara, in addition to surpassing number one, Ashleigh Barty, in the first round of the Tokyo Games.
The Castellón, that adds his third individual victory in the maximum competition by countries, gives life to Spain, which will play the victory in the series at the point of the doubles.
Schmiedlova brought out her well-known mental fragility against a rival who is exactly the opposite. The Slovak, after signing the tables on the scoreboard, delivered her serve at the beginning of the tiebreaker and Sorribes put the direct towards a new prestigious triumph that gives life to the women’s ‘Armada’.
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