Bad news continues Paula Badosa. The Catalan said goodbye to the Hua Hin tournament (Thailand) this Wednesday, and he did it in the worst way, retire in his second round match which pitted her against Russian Diana Shnaider (n.108 WTA).
definitely, a step back in his goal of returning to the elite of world tennis after 2023 marked by poor results and injuries.
The former world number 2 didn’t start badly, as he comfortably held his first two service games to go 2-1 up, but from that moment on he began to fall.
Shnaider took the initiative and earned a break in the fifth game that allowed him to take the first set back on track closing 6-2 after another break in the seventh game.
The second set began to follow the same trend, with both players advancing on their serves, but This time it was the Spanish player who fired and he scored in the first break to go 4-1 in favor.
The lack of regularity and success again took its toll on Begur, who He soon squandered his valuable earnings and saw how the Russian woman was balancing the slight.
The physical problems he seemed to have since a few games ago forced him to retire in the eighth game, when Shnaider came close to making it 4-4.
The extent of his discomfort and whether it will prevent him from participating in the Middle East tour are not known. which starts next week in Abu Dhabi, with the Premier 1000 in Doha and Dubai as highlights before the end of February.
Source: La Verdad
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