Brazilian tennis star pulls off ‘shot of the last decade’ as opponents applaud her

Alexandra Panova and Ulrikke Eikeri could not assist however applaud Ingrid Martins after pulling off an outstanding shot throughout a spherical of 16 doubles recreation on the Bad Homburg Open. Martins and Belarusian teammate Lidziya Marozava, had been compelled to a tie-breaker by their opposition however ultimately triumphed 4-6, 6-3, 12-10 to maneuver on to the quarter-finals.

There they’ll face Ukraine’s Nadiia Kichenok and Poland’s Alicja Rosolska on Thursday. During their final outing yesterday, Martins left spectators surprised as she hit a sensational behind-the-back shot that her helpless opponents could not get wherever close to.

Returning hearth instinctively after Panova unleashed a vicious strike in her route, the ball landed completely inches over the online. Equally as shocked by her lightning-fast reactions as her adversaries, the 26-year-old burst into laughter as the purpose was known as.

One fan (@obemuflo) counseled the strike as “the shot of the decade”. Meanwhile, one other (@viniaraujotenis) tweeted: “What an AMAZING point from the Brazilian Ingrid Martins!”

A 3rd (@cristiangdi) added: “This is just amazing. Luck and skill went out for a date.” Tennis TV’s Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) wrote: “One-in-a-million shot by Brazilian doubles player Ingrid Martins in Bad Homburg.”

While the official Twitter account for the 2019 SEC champions Gamecock Women’s Tennis of the University of South Carolina (@GamecockWTennis) quipped: “Ingrid ‘Magician’ Martins has a nice ring to it.”

Martins is ranked No797 on the planet by the WTA as of May 8 however is best often called a doubles participant. She first entered the world high 100 doubles in December 2022 and is presently positioned at No72 general.

Martins picked up a WTA Challenger title in November of final yr with companion Luisa Stefani on the Montevideo Open in Uruguay and is exhibiting immense promise this season.