Javier Zabala can continue dreaming at Manomanista. His victory this Saturday against Ezkurdia at the Labrit fronton in Pamplona makes him depend on himself in the third and final match of the quarterfinals. With Artola already classified, the other place will be decided in fifteen days. If the Rioja native beats Arama on the Navarrese court he will be in the next phase. The Navarrese have a much darker outlook. He has to beat the Biscayan in the Bizkaia fronton by twenty points, and he needs the one from Logroño not to reach 22. A miracle given the blow suffered in another match in which he once again showed a rather poor version.
He had had time to prepare the modality and it could be his springboard after a sad season, but Arbizu’s man shrank again in the face of Zabala’s aggressive proposal, who had a much more comfortable match than expected. The one who dressed in blue based his victory on the serve and perfectly crossing the ball to the wall, but he also found it easy for him to compete with his rival, who in this championship is missing balls that have no difficulty whatsoever. .
The pressure got the best of him, and he stiffened when he realized he couldn’t hurt his opponent. He withstood the first blow and cut off the initial attack of three that Zabala endorsed to get within two points (3-5), but he sent a hook wide and that’s where his problems began. The winner extended his lead to seven points to strengthen the confidence he was transmitting, while the Navarrese’s doubts increased.
Take risk
He asked for his second break to try to stop the avalanche and upon returning to the court he knew how to struggle to hit a two-wall volley, but he was both up and down because in the next goal he sent another ball wide. Zabala continued to do his thing with a strong defense and releasing the ball as soon as he had the opportunity, but without giving up finishing the goal. He grew as things turned out for him and it was reflected in the light. By the second mandatory break his advantage was already eleven (7-18). Ezkurdia had to take a risk because he had no other choice, but his emotional state at this point was far from that of his rival, who remained focused until the end.
This Sunday (5:00 p.m.) the event will be at the Bizkaia fronton. Altuna III starts the competition against Laso in a confrontation in which he will start as a favorite and which will serve as a very serious test for both of them.mm
2024-04-20 20:13:26
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