Paula Badosa sealed her ticket to the quarterfinals of the China Open this Tuesday. The Catalan achieved this after a huge victory against one of the most in-form players of the moment, Jessica Pegula, whom she defeated clearly 6-4, 6-0.
After two years marked by injuries and lack of results, the player from Begur is returning to his best level, and his best ranking.
Leaving the Top 100 did not demoralize a Badosa has been rising in recent months to position 16 in the Race where it started in Beijing.
His three victories in the Chinese capital guaranteed him a move up to 14th placea position that can improve further if it advances to the semifinals.
To do so, he had to beat China’s Zhang Shuai (no. 595) on Thursday, a feat that This will allow him to position himself as number 11.
In the most optimistic forecast, if he ends up winning the tournament, Badosa could reach the eighth position.n of the WTA rankings, a feat that would have been unthinkable just a few months ago.
Another consequence of the recent good results could be their qualification for the WTA Finals.the masters tournament he already played in 2021, when he lost in the semifinals to Garbiñe Muguruza.
WTA Ranking (Race)
After Badosa’s victory over Pegula
1. Iga Swiatek (Pol) 8285
2. Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) 7996
3. Elena Rybakina (Kaz) 4981
4. Jasmine Paolini (Ita) 4930
5. Jessica Pegula (USA) 4586
6. Coco Gauff (USA) 4088
7. Emma Navarro (USA) 3568
8. Zheng Qinwen (Chn) 3190
9. Danielle Collins (USA) 3178
10. Daria Kasatkina (Russian) 2768
11. Barbora Krejcikova Che) 2696
12. Jelena Ostapenko (Let) 2590
13. Anna Kalinskaya (Russian) 2581
14. Paula Badosa (Esp) 2540
15. Diana Shnaider (Russian) 2414
Source: La Verdad
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