Lucrezia Stefanini vs Nadia Podoroska — R32 — SP Open

Nadia Podoroska, ranked WTA No. 449, beat Lucrezia Stefanini 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 32 at the SP Open, the WTA 250 on hard courts in São Paulo. The betting market at WilliamHill had made Stefanini, No. 119, the favorite at 66%. Podoroska converted six of her seven break points; Stefanini held four of her ten service games and saved one of seven. The first set was gone early, Podoroska breaking in games 1 and 3 for a 3-0 lead. Stefanini took one back in game 4, then lost her serve again in game 9 to end the set. The second set was messier. Stefanini broke for 2-1 and again for 4-3, and both times Podoroska broke straight back, in game 4 and game 8. Podoroska then broke in game 10 to finish it. Nine of the 19 games went against serve, and the two sets ran 1 hour 41 minutes. Stefanini's four double faults all came in the opening set, and she won 32% of her second-serve points to Podoroska's 58%. Podoroska, a 29-year-old Argentine, began the season ranked outside the top 900 and has been climbing since. Her previous match was a straight-sets loss to Iga Swiatek in the US Open second round. She and Stefanini had no prior meetings on record; Podoroska moves into the round of 16.