Haddad Maia champion against Riske in the WTA Nottingham

The Brazilian tennis player is the champion of the Nottingham tournament after beating Alison Riske in the final in three sets (6-4, 1-6, 6-3). First title for a player who does not stop growing on the women’s circuit.

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Brazil can smile. Beatriz Haddad Maia is the champion of the tournament Nottingham after winning the Alison Riske in three sets in a match in which the experience and solidity of the Brazilian tennis player throughout the week were repeated in the final duel to end up defeating an experienced tennis player on this surface such as Alison Riske and thus achieve the first WTA title in his career on grass.

Both tennis players reached the final displaying their best tennis throughout the week, especially in the case of the Brazilian tennis player. Haddad Maia came from defeating Sakkari in the quarterfinals and Martincova in the semifinals and making clear her good adaptation throughout the week on tracks that a priori are somewhat fast for her. Meanwhile, Alison Riske had been leaving a very positive image on her favorite surface. However she was the Brazilian tennis player who started giving the bell by taking the first set 6-4 by taking advantage of a single break of serve and keeping all his serves from the first set to get ahead in the match.

Haddad Maia gives herself great joy

However, Alison Riske was not surprised at the beginning of the second round and quickly took control of the set thanks to her powerful and aggressive tennis that has given her so many successes on grass against a Haddad Maia who could not find an answer with her tennis. solid and brave that had given him so much success in the first set, and in this way Riske leveled the match by demonstrating his superiority in the second set by a clear 6-1.

The American tennis player took advantage of her good inertia in the second round. She thus began to rule in the third set by getting a break that gave her an advantage in the deciding set of the final. However, the Brazilian tennis player managed to recover lost ground. She based on her solid tennis from the bottom and she was recovering the advantage against the mistakes of the American tennis player. The final was getting closer and any detail would be decisive in the future of the match, and that is where Haddad Maia took advantage of a break in his favor to end up deciding the grand final and get his first WTA title in his career.