The Colombian tried to outlast one of the world's best players in the third round.
Colombian delegation and followers Maria Camila Osorio They were waiting to see what the 22-year-old could do midway through the third round of women's Olympic tennis, where she had to face off. Daniel Collins is currently ranked ninth in the world by the ATP Rankings.
The match was played on Tuesday morning, July 30, at the venue traditionally used by tennis players to play the Roland Garros Grand Slam.
there, Osorio steps into the arena to go head-to-head against one of the world's greatest.
During the first set, the Colombian player did not find any breaks and he was outplayed by the North American talent. He went 6-0 over Osorio.
In the second set, Camilla reacted and played a pulsating set where Collins started to make mistakes that led to a coffee win. With the support of dozens of Colombians in the stands, Cugudena managed to reverse the result and won 6-4Thus the match was extended to the third and final set.
Camilla was excited about a win at the event and with temperatures above 36 degrees Celsius, however, Daniel did not give up and took the set 5-1 in her favour.
Despite this, the tennis player won two games to qualify for the quarterfinals, but the scoreboard read 5-3. Collins overcame the crisis to close the match 6-0, 4-6 and 6-3.
