At 24 years old and definitely installed in the elite (number 3 in the world), Paula Badosa finally debuted WTA 1000 Rome. He did so according to his current status, the Belarusian submitted Aliaksandra Sasnovich28 years old and nº 50, for 6-2 and 6-1 at 1h.16 ‘.
The Girona woman agreed to the round of 16, a round in which she met the Russian Daria Kasatkinaalthough he has lived in Barcelona for a long time because of his coach, Carlos Martinezhas a workplace in the nearby town of Mollet.
Kasatkina has to go through two rounds. She defeated Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, 6-4 and 6-3, beating Canadian in sixteen Leyla Fernandez by 4-6, 6-3 and 7-6 (2). A marathon of two hours and 45 minutes.
Badosa and Kasastkina will have time to recover from their respective efforts. The Spaniards closed the evening program in the middle. Repeat order of play this Thursday. Not before 7 pm Rafa Nadal will meet with Denis Shapovalov. Next would be Paula’s turn, although it looks like it will be later before 8:30 pm
Badosa can rest easy. After surrendering to Simona Halep in Madrid, he immediately resumed the good line of play. At its premiere at Foro Italico it came out overwhelming in a 5-0 run. He needs to, however, eight set points were scattered in three games to finish 6-2.
Sasnovich continued the fight, coming from the previous stage and the Russian executioner Veronika Kudermetova, but its power does not match the purpose, even less if they move it around the track as an impeccable Badosa did. He didn’t leave the script in an instant despite rival arreones. Always serious and consistent. An ideal match to start an event in this regard.
Source: La Verdad
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