Camila Osorio was eliminated in the semifinals of the WTA 250 in Bogotá by Brazilian tennis player Laura Pigossi in two sets with partials 7-5 and 7-6 (1). The tennis player at a press conference assured that throughout the week she dragged a muscle problem in the hamstring of her left leg, which did not allow her to be in full condition during the competition.
In the dialogue with the media, the cucuteña confirmed that the injury suffered during Indian Wells failed to heal 100%, so its performance in the Colsanitas Cup was affected. This was why Osorio Serrano had to end the match requesting medical assistance and modifying his serve:
Despite the sadness about the elimination, Maria Camila thanked those who came to the Central Court of the Country Club and cheered her on during the week of the tournament. In addition, he assured that it was because of them that he remained on the court and gave up retiring:
Colombia's number one racket in the women's branch, she said she will continue to work in order to improve her physical condition to live up to the major tournaments in the world. However, he did not hide how complicated it is to stay mentally strong in circumstances such as that experienced in Bogotá:
Finally, Maria Camila Osorio confirmed that she will not be present at the Billie Jean King Cup where Colombia would participate from April 13 to 16 in Ecuador. The Colombian team's rivals are Argentina, Brazil and Guatemala. The delegation of coffee tennis players will face their continental peers on cement courts for a quota in the play-offs of the competition that will be played on November 11, still to be confirmed:
The next Maria Camila competitions will be in Europe, however, her return to the courts will depend on the exams that will be carried out in the next few days to determine the degree of her injury and also know the time of disability. The final of the WTA 250 in Bogotá will be between Brazil's Laura Pigossi and Germany's Tatjana Maria, both from the qualifying table.
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