Bia Haddad left over the court and advances on the simple SP Open

Bia Haddad's debut night, the current number 27 of the world, on SP Open's individual key was a real walk in the park. Main name of the event, held at Villa Lobos Park, the Brazilian had full dominance of the game against the Italian Miriana Tona and won in direct sets, with a double 6/1.

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➡️Olympic medalist projects future women's tennis at SP Open

“A tennis game will always have its challenges, there in the first game, it was a hard game, so always holding these moments is very important, more and more I learn from the great players that the most important thing is to endure the hard moments, those dots that make a lot of difference – assessed the tennis player.

After the match, Bia Haddad was applauded by the fans who filled the Quadra Maria Esther Bueno, the main arena of SP Open. In making the traditional signature on the camera lens, Bia dedicated victory to his grandparents.

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Brazilian and Italian faced each other for the first time at SP Open. Miriana Tona, current number 409 in the world, reached the main key after passing the qualifying. Bia Haddad's opponent celebrated a title on Brazilian soil in April this year, when she won the W35 Sao Paulo by beating Carolina Meligeni.

Brazilian duel in the round of 16

With Brazil's number 1 classification, SP Open's final rounds will have the long-awaited green and yellow confrontation between Bia Haddad and Laura Pigossi, who ranked earlier after a turn of a turn over the American Elizabeth Mandlik.

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“Now, against Laura, it's an opponent that I know a lot, we've played a lot since youth.” It has everything to be a good game, she is a battler, fighter and I will have to work hard – projected Bia.

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