[Q] S. Errani b. [WC] Wozniacki 3-6 7-5 7-5
Great victory In the first round Of Sara Errani to the Mutua Madrid Open 2024. The Italian player beats the former world number one for the second time in her career Caroline Wozniacki with the score of 3-6 7-5 7-5 in two hours and fifty-one minutes of game. The feat of the tennis player from Bologna is one of those that can turn a season around and Sara’s emotion and satisfaction at the end of the match confirm this. After the marathons faced in the qualifiers, Errani wins another comeback match and deservedly earns the second round against Beatriz Haddad Maia. Below is the match report.
First set: Sara with many service problems, Wozniacki controls and closes
Departure with service headaches for Sara Erraniwho manages to save himself in the first game of the match, but surrenders the next two innings. Wozniacki finds 4-1 quickly and leads the match. Some mistakes bring Errani closer, 2-4, but the double break is too big a margin to recover. Wozniacki wins the first set 6-3.
Second set: Errani goes back up, fights and sends the match to the third
In the second set Errani reacts and becomes more aggressive: she tries to raise and dirty the opponent’s trajectories. THE points become longer they Wozniacki’s mistakes they become more frequent. The three unused break points at 1-1 made the Italian nervous, but she continued to stay in the match. Sara fights, defends and then hits repeatedly with great touch short balls. The level of the match rises and the points get longer. After canceling a 5-3 ball, Errani he plays very well in response, again earning three consecutive break points. This time the Italian gain the advantage, 5-4, thanks to a backhand winner down the line. Sara serves to take the match to the third, she has three set points, but Wozniacki it’s done more aggressive. The Dane wins four points in a row and immediately brings herself back into the game tied 5-5. Errani took measures in response, however, and again snatched the serve from her opponent: 6-5. Will be one more chance to send the match to the third set and this time he does it: 7-5.
Third set: Wozniacki, trapped in Errani’s game, cannot find continuity. Sara wins with fight and heart
Wozniacki starts off a little unloaded on serve and Errani take advantage of it: immediate break 1-0. There Danish he seems to be stuck in solutions, he also concedes a double break point, but slowly gets back into the game. With great aggression in response he recovers the disadvantage: 2-2. Wozniacki, however, fails to find continuity: he makes some mistakes, he wants to quickly exit the plot constructed by Errani and give away the lead break again. The serve of both falters at this point and we continue with counter breaks. Errani serves to close the match at 5-4 but doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity. Second chance for the Italian at 6-5 and this time a forehand error from the Dane gives the second victory in career against Wozniacki.
