Absent Paula Badosa, who is expected next Friday against Poland, Anabel Medina chose as number two who corresponded by rank. Rebeka Masarova, 65th, made her debut at the Billie Jean King in singles. In theory, the player of Swiss origin had an affordable rival. Canadian Marina Stakusic. 258th, 18 years old, has been nourished until now by his presence in ITF tournaments, at the third level, and was also facing his first match with his country.

The status of host, in the La Cartuja stadium, was an unbearable weight for the Spanish, about whom nothing good can be written. Stakusic won 6-3 and 6-1, in one hour and nine minutes, creating a complicated situation for Spain from the beginning.

Finalist in Auckland at the beginning of the year, Masarova has had her best season on the circuit, after seeing her progression conditioned due to injuries. The Billie Jean King, however, was too big for him. He lost his serve in the fourth game and what could be considered an accident became the start of a match that was a real disaster.

Much more temperate, the roadmap was very clear, Stakusic did not feel any pressure. He enjoyed the opportunity to debut for his country and exhibited fresh tennis, much more solvent than that of his rival, who did have four doubles matches with Spain, two of them ending with victory.. Also erratic when converting break options, 0 out of 5, Masarova did not find a way to put several balls in a row on the court. The premiere ended like a real nightmare.