Solana Sierra wins a tricky match, ends losing run in Madrid | OneFootball

Playing in the main draw in the Spanish capital for the first time, the Argentine reached the second round and will avoid Amanda Anisimova, who withdrew with an injury.

Solana Sierra’s first experience competing in the main draw of the Madrid Masters could not have started in a better way, because after battling for nearly two and a half hours and coming through two tie-breaks, she defeated Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, No. 49 in the WTA rankings, to advance to the second round.

The only Argentine player taking part in the tournament in the Spanish capital also overcame the difficulty of starting both the first and second sets a break down, recovering to force a first tie-break in which she faced as many as five set points against her and a second one in which she also managed to come out on top in a very even contest.

Another great piece of news for Sierra, currently No. 88 in the world rankings, is that Amanda Anisimova will ultimately not be waiting for her in the next round as scheduled, because the American, the world’s sixth-best player, withdrew at the last minute with an injury and was replaced by Magdalena Frech, which gives her a much better chance of dreaming of going further in the tournament.

For the Argentine, it was also a chance to put an end to an uncomfortable run of four straight defeats on tour, since after her loss to Mirra Andreeva in the second round of Indian Wells, she had been eliminated in the first round in Austin, the Miami Masters and Charleston.

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