05/22/2023

Sara Sorribes, from Castellón, was on the verge of victory in the II Open Villa of Madrid ($100,000+H) after being beaten by Serbian Olga Danilovic 6-2 6-3 in the final played this Sunday at Club de Campo Villa in Madrid.

For the player from Vall d’Uix, this is the first final after her return to competition after six months of absence from the circuit due to a scaphoid injury in her right foot: It’s not the result I would have liked, but Olga played better than me. He has a great career ahead of him.

This result allows her to recover 23 places in the world rankings, still far from the Top-100 in which she sat before the injury (n°132).

First final after injury

Semi-finalist a few weeks ago at the W100 tournament in Oeiras (Portugal) and quarter-finalist at the WTA 250 in Bogot (Colombia), Sorribes reached the final in Madrid by beating the first favorite in the draw: the Canadian Leylah Fernndez , runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Open. for 6-2 7-5.

In the other semi-final, Olga Danilovic stopped the revelation player of the tournament: the Dutchwoman of the previous Suzan Lammens 6-4 6-1.

Andrea Lzaro quarter-finals

Barcelona’s Andrea Lázaro, who had also played in the qualifying phase, reached the quarter-finals before losing to Lammens herself 4-6 6-3 6-3.

The doubles victory went to the Japanese pair formed by Mai Hontama and Eri Hozumi after beating Greece’s Eleni Christofi and Despina Papamichail 6-0 7-5 in the final.

The awards ceremony included Madrid City Hall’s Director General of Sports, Alicia Martín; the president of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET), Miguel Díaz; the president of the Madrid Tennis Federation (FTM), Juan Luis Tati Rascón; and the director of Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Carlos Vera.

Photo: @Alberto Simn / Open Villa de Madrid.