Local Costa Athlete Impresses At Wimbledon

Local Costa Blanca athlete, Charo Esquiva, is celebrating an exemplary capacity astatine nan Wimbledon Junior Championships, which officially concluded connected Sunday, July 13. The 17-year-old rising prima from nan municipality of Bigastro, nestled betwixt Orihuela and Algorfa, reached nan quarter-finals successful some nan singles and doubles divisions, representing her municipality successful nan celebrated tennis tournament. The famed tourney took spot astatine nan Wimbledon Community Sport Centre, successful Roehampton, London.

In nan singles division, Esquiva began by defeating Britain’s Hollie Smort successful a 6-3, 6-3 win. Following that, she defeated China’s Yushan Shao successful a 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) victory, different beardown performance. Unfortunately, she was defeated successful nan quarter-finals by Britain’s Hannah Klugman, 6-4, 6-3.

In nan doubles division, alongside partner Nellie Taraba, of Sweden, nan duo proved to beryllium a powerhouse, starting disconnected pinch a 6-1, 6-3 triumph against Anastasia Cvetkovic and Diana Simionescu, from Serbia and Romania, respectively. Following that, they defeated China’s duo Yushan Shao and Xinran Sun 7-5, 6-4. It was not until they faced disconnected against Czech twins Alena and Jana Kovackova, who put up a fight, that they were defeated successful an aggravated 7-5, 6-4 match.

In spite of these defeats, Esquiva performed outstandingly. Following nan awesome tally astatine nan Junior Championships, Charo Esquiva has cemented her spot arsenic 1 of Spain’s astir promising young athletes successful nan sport.