2024-01-08 11:56:30
The Catalan tennis player Paula Badosa could not have a happy return to the slopes this Monday when she was defeated in her premiere at the Adelaide tournament (Australia), scoring for the WTA and which is played on a hard court, against the American Bernarda Pera in three sets (3-6, 6-2, 6-3).
The Catalan player had not played a match on the circuit since the past Wimbledon. After a year marked by injuriesespecially one on her back, which hindered her season, was called up by Anabel Medina for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Seville in November, but she did not play any points, and finally returned in the World Tennis League exhibition at the end. from December.
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Now, in his first official match in six months, Badosa could not overcome a debut despite the fact that he started strong and also went ahead with a break in the third and final set, he could not contain a Pera with more competitive pace after having to pass the qualifying round and also having played in Brisbane last week.
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The Spanish start was good, with a quick break that the American countered instantly. However, Badosa again broke her rival’s serve, an advantage that she did not waste to close the first set.
But the North American reacted in the second, which she dominated from very early on thanks to a break and her strength on serve, despite the fact that the Catalan had two options to balance things. In the third and final game, Badosa started better again and took a 3-1 lead, but there Pera accelerated to win five games in a row and put an end to his career in the tournament.
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