ROME (AP) — Paula Badosa showed signs of her former top-five form during a 6-2, 6-3 victory over 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the first round of the Italian Open on Tuesday.
Badosa was ranked as high as No. 2 before she missed the second half of last year due to a back injury that has also slowed her this season. She’s now No. 126.
Badosa jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set before a 45-minute rain delay and then picked up where she left off against the 40th-ranked Andreeva, who was the WTA tour’s newcomer of the year in 2023.
Badosa reached the quarterfinals in Rome last year but that turned out to be her penultimate tournament of the season.
It was Badosa’s first win since beating Simona Halep at the Miami Open last month in Halep’s return from a doping ban. It also ended Badosa’s six-match losing streak against players ranked in the top 40 that had stretched back to Rome last year.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Will Rayner now tell the whole truth?Commentary: Working together for enduring ChinaPassenger flow at Urumqi Station surges during the Spring Festival travel rushTop Chinese diplomat stresses ChinaAnger as new Rector claims Glasgow University 'colludes in murder of innocents'Disturbing rise in teenage boys demanding rough sex and choking girls as young as 12Thingyan water festival kicks off in MyanmarAnqing developed agriculture and ecological breeding industries to expand incomeNews Analysis: Türkiye's economic woes far from over amid tumbling currency, looming debtChaos intensifies US political polarization
2.6755s , 6573.8984375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Badosa shows signs of her old form in a win over Andreeva at the Italian Open ,Global Gallery news portal