Hecatomb of Serena’s heroine: goodbye to Wimbledon with a beating
Tennis is a sport in which defeat is more common than victory. Except for the great figures who monopolize tournaments, the most humane leave a tournament every week saying goodbye with an elimination. It constitutes one of the most difficult parts of this universe.
In hours the panorama can completely change in the same competition. The Australian Maya Joint20 years old and world No. 87, grabbed the spotlight on a Monday, left disappointed on a Wednesday. There is a huge difference between becoming the heroine who beats the legend Serena Williams on his return four years later and leaving with a final ‘rosco’.
Because the ‘Aussie’ said goodbye to her second Wimbledon with a beating. From the illusion of an initial set won, following the rhythm against Serena, to being devastated by the rival in the outcome. Joint was a victim of the Filipino Alex Eala21 years old and world number 32.
The tennis player from the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor won 3-6, 6-2 and 6-0, and will be the rival in the third round of the current champion, the Polish Iga Swiatek that destroyed a former finalist, the Czech Karolina Pliskova, 6-1 and 6-3.
Eala is a threat on grass. She started the tour by winning the WTA 125 in Nottingham, she made the semis in the most powerful event in Berlin, a WTA 500. Her record is 11-3 on grass.
