After Sunshine Double on hard courts in the United States, the WTA Tour cycle moves to meal. At the weekend, qualifications were played for the WTA 250 rank tournament in Bogota. Katarzyna Kawa was set up with the two, who had abrasion on earth in South America in recent weeks. She competed in Brazilian Vacaria, reaching in ITF events to the 1/8 final and quarter -finals.
The qualifications in Bogota began by defeating the Gergany Topalovej (348. WTA) 7: 6 (1), 4: 6, 6: 4. It seemed to be an ultra -Tahuratic match, lasting three hours, but no one expected what would happen 24 hours later, when Katarzyna Kawa (223 WTA) in the finals of the qualification would come out to the court against Patricia Maria Tig (243 WTA).
4 hours and 13 minutes. And victory. A great cry of joy
This 30-year-old Romanian started this duel much better. She quickly broke the Polish woman and efficiently sought to win the first set. It seemed that she took the most important step in the seventh game, when it was Break again in her favor. In addition, after a very long game. The fight for another break was tired of Maria Tig that there was an unexpected return of the action. She lost the service to zero immediately, and a moment later the whole advantage. As many as 14 points were played in the twelfth game, but coffee for the third set ball managed to close the batch 7: 5. She won five games in a row.
In the second set, the issue of a serving player did not matter. Everything was decided in very long exchanges. After the mass of Break Pointts, 32-year-old coffee was the first to break 3: 1, but after the blows on both sides there was a tie-break of the second party. The moment for the fate of the additional game was the moment at 3: 2 for Romania. She then kept her two applications, thanks to which she was one step away. It also happened.
Already then the clock showed two hours and 39 minutes, and one set was still in front of the players. It turned out that in addition it was the longest, although nothing indicated, because the coffee after quite even games went out 3: 1, and a moment later after 18-point game she managed to break. From the state of 5: 1, however, there was another return of the action. The first two match balls – and in a row – for a Polish woman took place in the tenth game, the next in the twelfth. It was not possible both when I served your and the rival. Tie-break decided again. It was already a total swing of emotions, from which Katarzyna Kawa came out victoriously. The Polish woman won 7: 5, 6: 7 (2), 7: 6 (6) in four hours and 13 minutes! He could not surprise the great cry of joy at the end.
In total, a 32-year-old Polish tennis player on the court in Bogota during the qualification for the WTA 250 tournament spent 7 hours and 12 minutes on the court! However, she completed the task. She was promoted to the main party.