2023-11-08 00:21:30
Updated Tuesday, November 7, 2023 – 23:21
The former world number two returns to the slopes four months later. Play one of the individual matches today against Canada in Seville
Badosa, Bassols and Medina pose in La Cartuja.WORLD
With the ladder in hand, in the Spanish team that debuts this Wednesday (4:00 p.m., Teledeporte and Movistar) against Canada in the final phase of the Billie Jean King Cup, Paula Badosa, 66, takes third place. Ahead of her are Sarah Smiles51, champion this year in Cleveland, and Rebeka Masarova, 65, who has completed the best course of his career. From behind, Cristina Bucsa83, y Marina Bassols Ribera110. Badosa, away from the courts since he retired against Marta Kostyuk in the second round of Wimbledon as a result of the back injury she had been struggling with since the Rome tournament is, however, the biggest claim of the five-time champions of the tournament when it was called the Federation Cup.
In principle, and after vain attempts to compete again, Badosa announced on August 26 through social networks that it was ending the season. His incorporation into the team captained by Anabel Medina has been welcome news that, while waiting for the performance he can offer after four months out, strengthens the hosts’ chances.
The La Cartuja stadium in Seville hosts the 12 teams participating in this final phase, in which the United States, even without its best player, Coco Gauff, this year’s USOpen champion, starts as the main favorite. Only two of the eight tennis players who have just played the WTA Finals in Cancun will be there: Elena Rybakinain front of Kazakhstan, and Marketa VondrousovaWimbledon champion, who leads the Czech Republic.
Only 27 games
Badosa has 18 wins and nine losses this season, with the semifinals in Adelaide as its highest achievement. At 25 years old, the New York-born player has seen the progression that allowed her to reach number two in the world in April 2022 halted. She is champion in 2021 at the WTA 1000 in Indian Wells and in Belgrade and last year in Sydney, she faced Garbie Muguruza two years ago in the semifinals of the WTA Finals. In recent times, probably despite herself, she has occupied more space in the couch magazines than in the sports pages, due to the relationship she maintains with Stefanos Tsitsipas. The images of the two having breakfast in a Sevillian cafe went viral after Badosa spread them on her Instagram account.
He has played three matches for Spain, two singles and one double. A year ago she beat Rybakina and lost to the British Harriet Dartwinning the doubles match against the Kazakh couple along with He saw Bolsova. Today she is called to play one of the singles against Canada, a team led by Leyla Fernández, 35, US OPen finalist in 2021. There are four groups of three teams that face each other from yesterday to Friday using the round robin system. The first classified in each group advance to the semifinals. Poland, without Every Swiatekbrand new champion of the WTA Finals and again number 1 in the world, will be Spain’s other rival in group C.
Sorribes, an experienced competitor and good doubles player, has plenty of options to multiply her efforts today. In addition to playing one of the singles, she could partner with Masarova to try for a victory that keeps Spain’s chances of qualifying for the semifinals alive.
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