Paula Badosa was unsuccessful this Tuesday first round of the WTA 500 in Charleston. At the beginning of the season clay, a strange gray color In this American tournament, Badosa was surpassed by Danielle Collinsnew champion last weekend in Miami, for one clear 6-1 and 6-4. It was a day where he became less, but where he had no choice.
Two trends collided. On the other hand, that of a Collins in a state of plethoric formdominant from the back of the court the last two weeks in Miami (sum eight straight wins), fully motivated and in perfect rhythm of play and heading for a second youth, despite announcing weeks ago that this would be his last season on the circuit. On the other hand, the sa a Badosa who has had many problems in recent months, including her back as a handicap very important and no results have given it a moral boost in recent months.
The two realities were seen on the track in the first round, with a Badosa that was never able to dominate from its service, fell short when it came to giving her first serve the power it needed to dominate points and there was a steady rain of double faults. All, despite the fact that he was able to break Collins’ serve early on to take a 0-2 lead in the first set.
It was a mirage, the time Collins needed to get into the tournament. The American applied himself to the first serve, dominated with it, with a strong effort from the back of the court to close the points without too much fight against a Badosa who could not find his place, proving the lack of rhythm that prevents him from taking. who made a jump in his tennis skills. With plenty of unforced errors on his racket to accompany his rival’s winners, it was 6-1 for Collins In the first round it was clear.
Things got more complicated for Badosa at the start of the second, where he paid for his errors with the serve and with the backhand and, against a Collins who put everything in, he soon found himself 3- 0 and double break down. however, An error-filled game from the American allowed the Spaniard to take the second setafter winning his serve for 3-2, still behind.
Collins did not hesitate in the slightest, imperial in his service. He improved the pupil of Pol Toledo, waiting for an opportunity for others. Badosa got out of serve, gained confidence and started adding winning shots from the back of the track waiting for his turn. It came down to the eighth game, but Collins raised a break ball with an open ace to make it 5-3 in his favor.
After a short break due to a minor problem suffered by a line judge, Badosa held her serve, but it remained all in the hands of collins. The American did not fail, in a sweet moment, to put the 6-1 and 6-4 which gave him a pass to the second round, where he would have a tough fight Ounce Jabeur.
In its part, Badosa closed its first tournament of the clay court season this 2024. The results continue to fight for him, in addition to a physical abundance that lack continues to be seen in many of the services he does. There are a lot of tournaments left in this part of the campaign for me to try to improve.
Source: La Verdad
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