The Spanish Tennis player resigned herself to abandoning a match delayed for several hours by rain and interrupted twice.
Paula Badosa had beaten strong opponents to qualify for the semi-finals of the Ningbo tournament, with a special mention for the Russian Diana Schneider and the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia. The level of difficulty did not decrease this Saturday, since she would have to face Daria Kasatkinaeleventh in the WTA rankings. The day before, she had also beaten the player who completed the Top 10.
Unlike what happened on Friday, the native New Yorker had a difficult start to the match, especially on serve: she committed two double faults on the same play. It was too early to act already with the wind against, but her current form invited her to maintain confidence in her game. And it only took her a few minutes to return the game in favor of his opponent and reverse the score.
Badosa had done her homework, even though she saved up to four bullets from break. Kasatkina, unable to convert the chances that presented themselves to her, saw her opponent gain confidence thanks to magnificent winning shots. The rain again played an important role and put the match and standby. After the restart, which she had to wait for some time, the Russian regained the upper hand, then brought the score to 4-6.
The truth is that Paula’s body language was a bit strange from the start, which was even more evident when she made a number of unforced errors. THE the fact that she was not in the best shape put a strain on herthen it was confirmed to her that she was not able to continue (while waiting to know if there is any additional discomfort). Kasatkina therefore continues its journey and will be able to fight for the title this Sunday against Andreeva or A stream.
Match statistics, on Flashscore.
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