Indian Wells: Bronzetti eliminated in two sets by Gauff, 6-2 7-6(5)

One can only say Lucia Bronzetti is good. She isn’t the type of player to battle point to point against a player like Coco Gauff, 20 years old in two days but already winner of a slam and number three in the world. In the end, the Rimini native lost in two sets, 6-2 7-6(5), and it’s not a stretch to say that Lucia may have some regrets, indeed. Maybe not for the victory, but taking a set away from the winner of the 2023 US Open was really a big deal. The Italian perhaps lacked a bit of malice and experience against an opponent who was certainly stronger but in general, and she was also seen in Melbourne, still very far from standards that reflect her position as number 3 in the world. For Gauff there will now be one of Naomi Osaka or Elise Mertens, on the Italian night.

regrets

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We were talking about regrets, in fact. Here, Bronzetti, number 53 in the world, today did not take advantage of 9 break points out of the same number she had in the early stages of the match, with the first five games lasting 40 minutes and the score stuck at 3-2 without breaks. Then Gauff took the measures and closed the set at 6-2, but when it seemed over there was a good reaction from Bronzetti, who was able to come back from 2-4 to 4-4, then reaching the tie break, but there, despite fighting, he wasted everything from 5-4 and serve, failing to win any points with the serve and suffering a first ball to the body on match point.

plan

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On the pitch the big women’s match of the day, the one between two slam winners, Emma Raducanu and Aryna Sabalenka, Stephens will face Kasaktina and in the evening session Svitolina will face Navarro, on court 1, while Garcia-Sakkari will be on 2. Small mystery instead around Caroline Wozniacki. The former world number one, winner yesterday against Volynets, appears to have suffered an achilles tendon injury and is in doubt for tomorrow’s match against another former number 1, Angelique Kerber.