Sara Sorribes beat Lesley Pattinama 6-4, 6-3 and provided the second point for Spain in the duel against the Netherlands, in the qualifying tie for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals that takes place at the Maaspoort Sports and Events in Hertogenbosch.
The number one of the Spanish team that faces the commitment without its main players Paula Badosa or Garbiñe Muguruzainjured, took an hour and 43 minutes to beat the Dutch woman, 141 in the women’s ranking without any individual title in her history.
Sara Sorribes, who inaugurated her list of winners in Guadalajara (Mexico) last year and who is ranked 49th, expressed his superiority despite the push and the will of his adversary.
Sara Sorribes’ victory joins that of Nuria Párrizas who opened the tie with a victory against Arantxa Rus by 6-2 and 7-6(4) after one hour and 34 minutes of play.
Spain leads the Netherlands 2-0 and needs one more point to seal its presence in the Finals of the competition. The duel will be defined on Saturday. Sara Sorribes will face Arantxa Rus and then Nuria Parrizas will face Lesley Pattinama. For the confrontation of doubles, those initially set are Aliana Bolsova and Rebeka Masarova that they would play against Arianne Hartono and Demi Schuurs.