This is Badosa’s tough road to Miami’s WTA 1000

Paula Badosa will lose seven positions in the new WTA world ranking, will drop from twenty-two to twenty-nine, on the verge of falling into the top-30. He left 325 points at Indian Wells, where he fell in the third round after being champion in 2021 and semifinalist in 2022.

ladybug He has lost three of his last four matches since pulling out of the Australian Open with a muscle injury, spoiling a project that had looked good to reach the semifinals in Adelaide.

Since reappearing, the Valencian is now gone Jorge Garcia on his bench (it was occupied by the British Joel Canell), annoying. Competing in battles where he has already given up. And with each setback, the confidence to face the key moments of a very even WTA Tour has diminished a little.

He fell 7-6 (6) and 6-3 against the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in Doha, he immediately said goodbye to Dubai, where he lives, before the Russian Lidumilla Samsonova 6-7(3), 7-6(5) and 6-4. He was reunited with victory in Indian Wells defeating Granada Nuria Parrizas6-2 and 7-5.

In a complicated round of 16 duels, the Kazakh beat him 6-3, 7-5. Elena RybakinaWimbledon champion, Australian Open finalist, who eventually prevailed in the Indian Wells final against the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.

Rybakina could cross Badosa’s path again, according to the draw results for the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, which takes place from March 21 to April 2.

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Badosa, who was exempt from the opening round, will start the second against the Egyptian Mayor Sheriff or a player from the previous one. In the third it appears Elena Rybakina. If he overcomes this obstacle, eighth in Russian Daria Kastakina and hypothetical quarters with Polish number 1 Iga Swiatek.

Lots of fire. For that part of the table, the semifinalist according to the world order is the American Jessica Pegulaexecutioner of ladybug in the 2022 quarterfinals.

Belarusian closes below Aryna Sabalenkaworld number two.