Paula Badosa will continue not to compete in Australia. The Spanish tennis player will not compete this week in the Grampians Trophy, the WTA 500 tournament that the Australian Open and the WTA have created for players who had to comply with strict quarantine in Melbourne.
Badosa, who tested positive for coronavirus during quarantine, It has not been included in the final draw of the tournament and its place will be occupied by the also Spanish Georgina García Pérez, who will debut against Kazakh Yulia Putintseva.
The Grampians Trophy will have a luxurious participation in a tournament that many players will face as their last test before the Australian Open. Among the participants, the names of Bianca Andreescu, Sloane Stephens, Angelique Kerber, Victoria Azarenka, Belinda Bencic, Elena Rybakina, Maria Sakkari, Anett Kontaveit or Jennifer Brady, among others.