The daughter of the legendary Mandlikova challenges Paula Badosa

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Paula Badosa, 24 years old and world number 4, will return to the tennis court a month later. After the break after Wimbledon, another mini pre-season to tackle the North American hard court tour. It starts with San Jose WTA 500, Calif. Second seeded, it goes straight to the round of 16, a round where a tennis player focused on his pedigree will be measured.

Elizabeth (Elli) Hana Mandlik He is the son of a four-time Grand Slam champion Hana Mandlikova. Czech nationalized Australian who settled in the United States, where she decided to become a mother and have twins Ellie and Mark. Both had their mother as a tennis coach. With a winner of Roland Garros (1981), US Open (1985) and Australian Open (1987). He failed to reach two Wimbledon finals, a tournament he won as a coach through bad luck Jana Novotna.

Elli, 21 years old and number 240 in the ranking, made a big profit from the invitation given by the tournament to play the preliminary stage, where he defeated the Mexican. Fernando Contreras the swiss Jill Techmannº 21. This led to her debut in the main draw of the WTA Tour, which she resolved by defeating her American compatriot Alison Riskenº 33, of 6-3 and 6-3.

His maternal grandfather’s surname was Mandlik, a famous Czech athlete who distinguished himself in sprinting. Specializing in 200 meters, he participated in the Olympic Games of Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960.

Source: La Verdad

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