Colombian tennis player Maria Camila Osorio was eliminated from the doubles tournament Australian Open 2022, first Grand Slam of the year. The cucuteña made a couple with the French Clara Burel but they could not before the duo made up of Dabrowski and Olmos, seeded sixth in the women’s doubles draw.
The first set of the match finished 6-2 in favor of the Mexican and the Canadian. The third was a little more even, but the North Americans still they won 6-3 on field #14 at Melbourne Park. Camila Osorio still has the mixed doubles tournament, where she will participate with Juan Sebastian Cabal, to complete his participation in the Australian Open.
The rivals of the Colombian mixed duo will be the locals Marc Polmans and Arina Radionova, who entered the Australian Open after receiving one of the Wild Card awarded by the organizers.
An important news for Colombian tennis was confirmed in the last hours because, despite her elimination in the first round of the Australian Open at the hands of the Japanese Naomi Osaka, the coffee tennis player, Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, She achieved the best position of her career in the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) ranking.
According to the ranking published by the highest entity in tennis worldwide, the 20-year-old player is located now in position 50 of the ladder, advancing a total of three positions taking into account the 53rd box in which the 2021 season ended.
That’s the way it is, María Camila Osorio becomes the fourth Colombian tennis player in history to reach the top 50 of the WTA ranking. The first one was Valle del Cauca Elizabeth Fernandez, which was ranked 43rd in 1975, was subsequently achieved by Cucuteña Fabiola Zuluaga, which was 16 in 2005, and the last to achieve it had been the Pereira Catherine Brown, which ranked at position 35 in 2006.
The Colombian fell in her debut in the main draw of the Australian Open in two sets with partial 3-6 and 3-6 against the reigning champion Naomi Osaka on the pitch at Rod Laver Arena.
The Colombian fell in her debut in the main draw of the Australian Open in two sets with partial 3-6 and 3-6 against the reigning champion Naomi Osaka on the pitch at Rod Laver Arena.
However, the Colombian claimed to be calm. “This is the beginning, there is still a lot to do this year and I think I am very excited”, Osorio said, after being eliminated from the AO.
The athlete assured that it was a dream come true to have participated in one of the most important competitions in the world and made it clear that she hopes to improve her performance with a view to the next objectives of the season.
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