From jeopardizing their presence at the US Open to being seeded. Things have changed a lot for Paula Badosa in recent weeks.
The former world number 2 arrived in New York, the city of his birth, at the best moment of his career. After overcoming the ordeal, this summer everything went well for the Catalan, who gave up the Paris Games to focus on getting back to who he was in 2021, and he was right.
His victory in the tournament in Washington and the semifinals reached a few days ago in Cincinnati allowed him to arrive with maximum confidence in a tournament that has Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka as top favorites.
The Belarusian title in Cincinnati allowed him to regain the second place in the world ranking, it is guaranteed that the Polish woman will only be measured in a hypothetical final.
The premiere of Badosa will take place this Mondaywhen it will be measured (between 7 and 8 pm) Victoria Golubic.
If she beats the Swiss in the first round, the Catalan will play Martina Trevisan or Taylor Townsend in the second, while Barbora Krejcikova and Maria Sakkari emerged as the most important rivals until the quarterfinalswhere the reigning champion, Coco Gauff, will be waiting.
A tough challenge for a reborn Badosa who aspires to American soil to take a new step in his return to the elite of world tennis.
Four other Spaniards are in the picture
Four more Spanish tennis players will compete in the first round of the United States Open in New York. Cristina Bucsa will do so with Italian Sara Errani in the same draw as Swiatek. Also on Swiatek’s side in the draw is Jessica Bouzas who will make her debut alongside Croatian Petra Martic. Castellón Sara Sorribes will debut with American Alexa Noel in the draw of Elena Rybákina (n.4) and Marina Bassols, who passed the qualifying phase and will debut against the Wimbledon champion, Barbora Krejcikova.
Source: La Verdad
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