It was a huge fight for Badosa to make it to the Adelaide semifinals

fourth game of Paula Badosa on the Australian tour leading up to the Open which starts on Monday 16th, fourth victory. The Catalan, 25 years old and world number 11, remains unbeaten after overcoming a huge battle against the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad-Maia26 years and no. 15.

Her first official match on the WTA Tour required 2h.34′ to resolve. In two grueling sets of 1h.14′ and 1h.21′, which the Spanish won 7-6 (5) and 7-5, respectively.

“I’m very tired,” acknowledged Paula Badosa after “a very physical match, but also mentally tough.” Tired but with a smiling face for qualifying for the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide.

“A different game awaits me from the other three (before Haddad-Maia, the Estonian Anett Kontaveit and Kaia Kanepi) this week. I have to be patient, although at the same time aggressive,” said Badosa about in the conflict against the Russians Daria Kasatkinawinner of the Czech Petra Kvitova by 6-3 and 7-6 (3).

This will be the fourth duel between Badosa and the Russian directed by Mollet carlos martinez. Kasatkina took the last two: 6-2 and 6-4 in San José, 6-4 and 6-4 in Rome. The series, also in the 2022 campaign, began with Begur’s victory in the Sydney ‘semis’ 6-2, 6-2.

Badosa won the title, his goal today in another Australian city, Adelaide. He then reached the round of 16 of the Australian Open, which he will face next week, opening against the American Catherine McNally.

the student of Jorge Garcia She led 5-2 against Haddad-Maia, returning the partial at 0-3 (5-5) to take the opening set in a logical ‘tiebreak’ due to the equality of force between the two punchers.

The match continued in the second set, with Badosa threatening more than Haddad-Maia, until she broke for 6-5, allowing her to close out a serve that she had only broken once. deliver. A very good sign.

Badosa won more (29-17) and committed fewer unforced errors (28-29).