Renata Zarazua left her skin deep before saying goodbye to the US Open
Renata Zarazua gave all of Mexico the hope that she could continue on to the US Open, but this Thursday the Frenchwoman Diane Parry cut her wings
They say that a Mexican with pride is worth two and this Thursday Renata Zarazua looked for all the support of the Mexican fans on court 5 of the US Open to propel her to defeat the Frenchwoman Diane Parry, but in the end all the soul, life and heart that she put into every shot were not enough to avoid the elimination.
That's right, after a great duel of 2 hours and 45 minutes of exhausting effort, the European tennis player defeated the Mexican with scores of 6-2, 2-6 and 7-6 (10-7), which for a moment made people think that Renata could advance to the third round of one of the great WTA events, but in the end she had to accept the end of a dream that was beginning to grow.
Because after last Monday's victory over the American Madison Keys in the first round of this prestigious competition of the world elite of women's tennis, Renata Zarazua seemed to touch the most sensitive fibers of all of Mexico to the point that this Thursday against the European Parry, she captured the attention of millions of Mexicans who on the stage of the game, television and social networks were pending her fate and fervently wishing that she would step with authority.
Finally, the story did not have an ending that everyone in Mexico expected, but for the simple The fact that she offered a great duel to Parry at 22 years old and with a career that placed her at the top of the category in 2019 and was one step away from glory, was undoubtedly the demonstration and pride of a job well done.
The details
While on television and social networks there was evidence that the duel between Zarazua and Parry was growing in emotion and in the daring of the Mexican tennis player who, with impressive self-confidence, fought in a daring third set where the alternatives of her serve were taking the match to a definition that corresponded to the Frenchwoman to win.
Without a doubt, Renata's most important rival was herself, because if after her victory last Monday in the first round of this tournament she revealed that at times she had a panic attack, now the story against Diane Parry was not very different.
Especially because the Mexican had to go from less to more, overcoming her demons and her fears to overcome an inconsistent first set that she ended up losing 6-2, but with a close that excited the Mexicans present on the stage of her compatriot.
Thus, amid shouts and cheers that the best football stadium would have envied, Zarazua spiced up the broth to win by an important 2-6 that gave way to a memorable third and definitive set with partials of 7-6 in a 10-7 tiebreaker that took the emotion to the limit and allowed the Mexican tennis player to be said goodbye almost as the winner by all the Mexican fans gathered for the second round duel.

