MADRID, 18 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has debuted with victory in the tournament in Stuttgart (Germany), in the WTA 500 category and which is played on clay, after resoundingly defeating the Russian Daria Kasatkina (6-1, 6-1) on Tuesday. .
The Catalan, current number 31 in the world and who took advantage of a ‘wild card’, only needed 70 minutes to overcome the eighth world racket and seventh favorite in the German contest, who was unable to break the Spanish’s serve throughout the match.
Badosa started a first set 4-0 that closed with a new ‘break’, without even giving his rival a chance to break. Already in the second set, he certified his victory after winning the last five games.
Now, in the round of 16, she will face the also Spanish Cristina Bucsa, coming from the previous phase and who defeated the German Tamara Korpatsch (6-3, 4-6, 6-0) in her previous match.