Former Roland Garros finalist Sara Errani upset number 2 seed Sara Sorribes Tormo from Spain 7-5 7-5 after 2 hours and 11 minutes in a match that featured a total of 14 breaks of serve at the Copa Colsanitas WTA 250 tournament in Bogotà. Earlier this year Sorribes Tormo won her first title in Guadalajara beating Eugenie Bouchard and reached the semifinals in Monterrey and the quarter finals in Abu Dhabi and Miami.
Errani held her first service game at deuce to take a 1-0 lead. Both players traded breaks at love in the second and third games. Errani earned a break in the fourth game with a double fault. Sorribes Tormo broke straight back at love after a double fault from Errani. Sorribes Tormo broke back in the seventh game, as Errani sent a backhand long, and held serve in the eighth game to draw level to 4-4. Errani broke back in the 10th game, as Sorribes Tormo hit her backhand into the net. Errani held serve at 30 before breaking serve on her second set point to seal the first set 7-5 after a double fault from Sorribes Tormo.
Errani broke twice in the second and sixth games in the second set to open up a 5-1 lead. Sooribes Tormo pulled one break back on her second chance in the seventh game. Errani rallied from 15-40 down to draw level to 40-40, but Sorribes Tormo held serve with a forehand volley and a backhand. Sorribes Tormo got back the second break in the ninth game and held serve with an ace to draw level to 5-5. Errani held serve at love in the 11th game before earning two match points after a double fault from Sorribes Tormo. Errani converted her second chance to claim the second set 7-5 setting up a second round match against Aliona Bolsova from Spain.
Another Italian player Giulia Gatto Monticone came back from one set down to beat Astra Sharma 4-6 7-5 6-1 after 2 hours and 23 minutes. Gatto Monticone was trailing 0-30 in the third game of the third set, when the score was 1-1, until chair umpire David Armenta Castro made the mistake to gift the point to the wrong player. After leaving his chair to confirm Gatto Monticone had hit a ball out on Astra’s side of the score, Armenta Castro forgot the score and errounesly called the score 30-15. The TV graphics correctly updated to 0-40 but the umpire called 30-15. Sharma returned a serve into the net for what should been 15-40 but Armenta Castro called 40-15 in favour of Gatto Monticone. Sharma won the next point and correctly assumed that she had broken the Italian player. The Australian player walked to her chair, only to be called back when the umpire said it was now 40-30. Gatto Monticone won the next point to take the take the game. Sharma dropped the next four games to lose the third set 6-1.
Gatto Monticone will face Tamara Zidansek from Slovenia, who beat Anna Kalinskaya 6-0 7-5 after 1 hour and 19 minutes.
Tereza Martincova rallied from one set down to beat Leonie Kung 4-6 6-4 6-4 after 2 hours and 14 minutes.
Colombian wildcard Maria Camila Serrano cruised past Sachia Vickery 6-3 6-2.
Chilean qualifier Daniela Seguei came back from one set down to upset Danish rising star Clara Tauson 3-6 6-3 6-2 after 2 hous and 23 minutes. Seguei will take on French qualifier Harmony Tan, who upset Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3 6-3.
