The smile that lights up the face of Martina Trevisan after transforming the match point of the final, it is the best photo to mark the Rabat 2022 tournament. The 28-year-old Florentine crowns a dream week by winning the “Gran Prix Sar la Princesse Lalla Meryem”, a WTA 250 tournament with a prize pool of 251,750 dollars disputed on the red clay of Rabat, Morocco. Trevisan defeated the American Claire Liu with a score of 6-2 6-1 in 1 hour and 32 minutes of play, with a remarkable performance for technical quality, intensity and grit. He imposed his varied and consistent tennis, going from defense to attack and forcing his rival to make too many mistakes.
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Liu starts the game in service, but it is Trevisan in response to impose the depth of his shots. The blue opens the field very well with the right crossed and then places the acceleration in the long line, a scheme that allows her to immediately snatch the service game from her rival. The American is also very aggressive in response, finds a great time on the ball with a backhand and forces the Italian into defense. At the fifth chance, Liu gets the counter break, then moving on to 2-1. Every game is a battle: the blue is good at saving herself in the fourth game (she cancels two break points), finding a six-point run in a row that gives her the chance to escape forward again. Liu misses, 3-2 and Trevisan service. Martina cancels a ball from the counter break and on 4-2 pushes with the forehand, very loaded with top spin, sending the American’s defense into crisis. The Tuscany still breaks Liu’s service game and at 5-2 serves for the first set. Trevisan closes 6-2 at the fifth set point thanks to a backhand error in response from Liu, in a very complicated game in which he also canceled a delicate break point.
