Camila wins the first set then leaves at 5-4 in the second for Sherif. Bronzetti, Paolini and Errani are also on the field today
With Martina Trevisan (seeded) and Elisabetta Cocciaretto already qualified for the second round, there are 4 Italians in the field for the first round of the main draw of the WTA 1000 in Madrid. A day full of tennis, all to follow with the commitments of Camila Giorgi, Lucia Bronzetti, Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani.
GIORGI WITHDRAWAL
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Camila Giorgi retires with a knee problem before the start of the third set (partial 1-1) against the Egyptian Sherif. The blue leaves the Madrid tournament in the first round. Sherif will face No. 30 seed Kalinina in the second round, who has not enjoyed a positive start to the season. The Marches player had won the first set 6-4, without ever suffering a break and snatching the serve from her opponent in the tenth game. The second set is all very different, with the blue always under pressure. At 3-3, in the seventh game, Camila tries to keep up the joke, but in the end gives way to the Egyptian. Sherif closes the second set on 6-4 also exploiting Giorgi’s problem, who at 5-4 asks for the intervention of the physiotherapist for a knee problem. Even before resuming play for the start of the third set, Camila leaves the race and the tournament.