The woman from Santa Fe, 101st in the WTA ranking and semifinalist in 2020, was the first member of the Argentine Legion to debut in the main draw and beat the local Ponchet. Later, the porteño makes its debut in a Grand Slam. Televisa ESPN 2.
semifinalist of Roland Garros in 2020, Argentina Nadia Podoroska103rd in the WTA ranking, began the 2023 edition this Sunday with a resounding victory about the french Jessica Ponchet (123 °) to meet again in the best way with the brick dust of the second Grand Slam of the season.
It was 6-0 and 6-2 for Rosario on court 14 of the Parisian venue, to stomp on her return to the place where she achieved her greatest successes, since in addition to that semifinal, she agreed to the doubles in 2021.
The Argentine, wearing sunglasses and a cap on a sunny morning, closed her duel in one hour and two minutes, with five breaks of her seven chances against a rival who had two and wasted them.
“I was very focused, it was a match without mistakes from the beginning which always helps to open a tournament like this. With each player a game plan, I knew that if I played with weight on this surface it would be good for me”explained Podoroska, in statements to ESPN, while waiting to meet his next rival who will leave the Greek Maria Sakkari (8th) and the Russian Karolina Muchova (42ª).
The one born in Rosario, 36th in the world in 2021, landed in Paris with a balance of 16 games won and 13 lost in 2023 with the title at WTA 125 in Cali as her best result.
Podoroska, who at the end of 2022 entrusted to Clarion her formula for “starting from scratch” after collapsing due to an annoying injury, is the only Argentine representative in the women’s team, in contrast to the 10 members of the albiceleste Legion who will start the men’s.
The first of them to jump onto the field, and the only one this Sunday at around 8:30 a.m. (Argentine time), is the porteño Facundo Diaz Acosta (137°). The left-hander entered the main draw as one of the “lucky losers” of the last round of qualifying and will face the Australian Jason Kubler (68).
The Argentine comes from winning two Challengers in Savannah, United States, and Oeiras, Portugal, and if he passes his absolute debut in a Grand Slam he will go against the winner of the summit duel between the Italian Fabio Fognini (130°) and the Canadian Félix Auger (10°).
The rest of the Argentines had mixed luck in the main draw draw. Francisco Cerundolo23rd and favorite albiceleste, will collide with the Spanish James Munar (77th) in the first round. Sebastian Baez (44th) will go against the French Gael Monfils (386°). Thomas Etcheverry (46°) with the British Jack Draper (60°); Pedro Cachín (63rd) against the Austrian Dominic Thiem (91st and finalist in 2018 and 2019); Diego Schwartzman (93rd), with Spanish Bernabe Zapata Miralles32° preclassified; Frederick Coria (94th) will play with the Croatian Borna Coric, 16th seed; and Guido Pella (421st, another who entered with a protected ranking), with the French Quentin Halys (87°).
The other two that will debut in a Grand Slam will be from La Plata Thiago Tirante (153, who will debut against the Dutch Botic Of The Sand Scallop (30) and the Bragadian Genaro Olivieri (227) that will be measured with the French Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (233).
2023-05-28 11:31:30
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