Paula Badosanumber 3 in the world rankings, fell on Friday 2-6, 7-6 (2) and 6-4 against Switzerland belinda bencic and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament Charleston WTA 500 (North Carolina, USA).
Badosa, this year’s champion at Syndey, lost to Bencic, number 21 and tenth favorite on Charleston’s clay, a rival he has defeated in the past three.
The 24-year-old Catalan beat Bencic in Sydney this year and also last year in Charleston, heading into the semifinals.
But on a sunny afternoon in North Carolina, Bencic, who had only once lost to players in the top 10 in the world, vindicated himself in an impressive comeback after a two-hour, 49-minute battle.
She lost the first set 6-2 against a focused and aggressive Badosa, despite an intense win in the previous round against American Claire Liu, in a duel that lasted two and a half hours.
He seemed to control the game when he broke Bencic’s serve and fled 4-2, but the Swiss had a good reaction and forced a tie break after getting a “break” in the adverse 3-4.
They dominated the tiebreaker (7-2) and gained momentum to complete the comeback against a Badosa who lost clarity and cried in the third set after suffering a break at 3-3.
The Catalan recovered, with effort, a “break” incurred in the opening game and immediately gave him a serve, paving the way for Bencic’s victory.
Her rival in the semifinals will be the winner of the match between Polish Magda Linette and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova.
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Source: La Verdad
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