Tennis players are in full preseason to prepare as much as possible for the attack on the 2025 season, as always with the immediate goal at the highest level, the Australian Openthe first grand slam of each year, this time is scheduled from January 14 to 28.
Paula Badosathe best Spanish player on the women’s circuit, continued to interact with the competition this week in World Tennis League (WTL)a mixed team exhibition played on an indoor hard court at Etihad Arena of Abu Dhabi.
The Catalan, 27 years old and world number 12, received this year the WTA Award for Best Comeback of the season after re-emerging after a few months out due to injury and again finishing near the top-10. However, that exciting 2024 had a bad start to the 2025 preseason in Abu Dhabi, with four defeats in four games played, an individual against Aryna Sabalenka (6-2) and three doubles.
Paula is part of the team eagles with your partner, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Shevchenko and Iga Swiatek. The Eagles lost on Thursday against the Kites (20-25) and falls this Friday against hawks (14-21), two losses that close the doors to Sunday’s final regardless of what they do Saturday against Falconswho already have a guaranteed ticket for that final. The Hawks and Kites will play this Saturday for the other spot on the final day of the league.
Each WTL match consists of four matches decided in one set: one men’s singles, one women’s singles and two doubles chosen by the team that wins the draw between men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
World Tennis League
Abu Dhabi
THURSDAY
Falcons-Hawks, 29 sets to 26
Eagles-Sarangola, 20-25
FRIDAY
Eagles-Hawks, 14-21
Falcons-Kites, 24-21
SATURDAY
Falcon-Eagles
Hawks-Kite
SUNDAY (end)
Falcons-Hawks or Kites
The
TheBADOSA’S MATCHES
Thursday
Paolini-Halep defeated Badosa-Swiatek, 7-5
Paolini-Ruud over Badosa-Shevchenko, 6-4
friday
Sabalenka in Badosa, 6-2
Sabalenka-M. Andreeva in Badosa-Swiatek, 6-1
Source: La Verdad
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