Guadalajara Masters: Trevisan eliminates Jabeur, first favorite, and qualifies for the Quarterfinals | Video

The Italian Martina Trevisan gave the big surprise this Wednesday, beating the Tunisian 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3 Ons Jabeurfirst favorite, and entered the Quarterfinals of the WTA Master 1000 from Guadalajara.

Trevisan, 54th racket in the world, went from less to more against the seventh in the WTA ranking, and after losing the first set in the tiebreaker, she insisted and, with great determination, won.

Ons needed one hour and 16 minutes to win the first set with anguish. In the second game, the African made a break, but the Italian immediately recovered, from which a long points fight began, with Trevisan without respect for her rival's first-seeded status.

Jabeur, Wimbledon finalist, won the tie break 7-4 and took the first set, after having let go of eight set points.

Trevisan did not lose concentration and once again pressed with great mobility on the court. Ons broke in the fifth game and did it again in the ninth, but in the tenth and twelfth the Italian deciphered the rival's serve and forced a third set.

Martina was the protagonist in the closing; Although Jabeur was able to maintain his serve, he found himself low on energy against a woman who was loud in every way, for shouting her blows and for turning the court into a dance hall.

In the sixth game Trevisan broke and went over Ons. Once again he broke her serve and achieved the most important victory of his professional career.

This Thursday, in the round of eight, the Italian will face the American Carolina Doilehide6-1, 6-2 winner of eighth-seeded Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova.

A while before the triumph of Trevisan, the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka She beat Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-2, 6-1.

After being superior in the initial round, 'Vika' suffered a break in the first game, however, in the second she fought for 21 minutes to recover.

Kudermetova did not recover; Her serve was broken in the fourth and sixth games, which gave the victory to the Belarusian, who will face the Frenchwoman in the Quarterfinals. Carolina Garciathird favorite, winner 7-5, 6-4 of the American Hailey Baptiste.

The Colombian women Emiliana Arango180 in the world ranking, was confirmed as the surprise of the tournament, by beating the American Taylor Townsand 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 and will now play with the Greek Maria Sakkarisecond seed, who eliminated the Italian Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-2.

Below, the games for this Thursday, September 21.

(With information from EFE)