Benefited from the withdrawal of Lyudmila Samsonova After the first set, the Catalan tennis player Paula Badosa advanced to the WTA quarterfinals on hard courts in Washington (United States).
Badosa, 25 years old and world No. 62, needs points to move up the rankings and is taking advantage of his participation this week in Washington, an event overshadowed by the size of Games in Paris and its Olympic tennis tournament.
Paula won the first set 6-2, but Samsonova, currently world number 13, then abandoned due to breathing problems. The wind chill in the American capital exceeded 40º. Therefore, the Spanish tennis player reached the quarterfinals with little wear, good news for him before looking for the semifinals against Emma Raducanu.
Like Badosa, the British has also recently been affected by injuries (he had surgery on his wrist and ankle), but he is slowly re-emerging on a circuit where he appeared well when he won the US Open in 2021, she still holds the only WTA title.
Aryna Sabalenka-Victoria Azarenka and Amanda Anisimova-Caroline Dolehide These are other quarterfinal matches that have already been decided at the WTA in Washington. This Thursday, Sabalenka defeated Rakhimova (7-5, 4-6, 6-4), Azarenka defeated Wang (6-1, 6-7, 6-3) and Dolehide defeated Kasatkina 2-6. 7-5 and 6-0.
Source: La Verdad
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