It was not a great game. Of these that are saved and seen again. The final was not showy enough. Yes, he had his excitement. The final nervousness of him. And it was still a Super 750. Because of what it means for the world ranking. And the prestige. The winners, the curriculum of every athlete. But the most important thing was that Carolina Marín jumped on the mat again one Sunday in an international tournament with great importance on the circuit. That was the biggest news. Continue recovering sensations. To continue leaving behind an injury that took a lot from him. Lots of must-sees.
The French Open will be a inflection point when in the future a balance is made of the sports life of Huelva. He lost the final. When hot, it doesn’t like it, as is normal. But when cold it is a blow on the table. A new call to the ranking of the best. Carolina is here again.
And even so, the Huelva volantista was able to win the final against He Bing Jiao. He was a breath away. A little less than two details. Remediable. And that’s the most important. October has been the month of China. Last week he won in Denmark. This Sunday in France. And little else can be done when one is in a state of grace. Take her to the limit. And Caroline did.
The meeting started with a lot of equality, but more than successes, it was the failures that added points to the rival’s scoreboard. From 3-3, to 5-5, and to 8-8. It was yours and mine, without being a great game. The Chinese took advantage of Carolina’s left, where she found her winning points. That and a couple of errors from Huelva took the match to 9-11. The Spanish looked more for the network, where she was being superior but the game did not end up breaking. 13-13 and 15-15. That’s when the best Carolina played, with good moments to distance 18-16 and great moments to close 21-16.
The second set was one of those partials in which you begin to make mistakes, the rival begins to move away and when you look at the scoreboard it says 2-11. This happened to Carolina, she was even overwhelmed for a moment. Inertia let do the rest (9-21). Save strength for the next and last partial.
One of the rallies longest occurred in the first point of the third set. As if saying both, “I’m going to give up very little”. The truth is that the Chinese was more successful and Carolina had to go in tow. She played with her head. If only she hadn’t said goodbye much sooner. The partial even went to 2-8, but the Huelva woman fixed it by leveling it at 12-12. The end to write and there was no way to bet where the coin landed. The equality was maximum. Carolina even got ahead, but a couple of silly mistakes extended the game to the end 20-20 and 20-22. Carolina did not conquer Paris. This year. But you have to come back in 2023. And in the 2024 olympicswhere the most precious loot is.
Carolina pockets 9,350 points for the world ranking. It will be in the top 5 again next week. And the most important. Her name is again capitalized in the boxes. The injury was left behind, and next year seems very important. Next week he will play in Germany, a Super 300, where he is seeded number 1. A priori, it will be his last tournament of the year. Then he will have to rest and prepare for 2023, which will arrive with a new Super 1000 on the calendar, that of Malaysia, in week 2.
