The Begur tennis player Australian Open“>Paula Badosa has deflated in the duel of round of 16 of the Australian Open in front of an imposing Madison Keys which made him out of the tournament with a dizzying tennis that resulted in a 6-3 and 6 -1 on the scoreboard.
Keys and Badosa have arrived at the event being the fittest players of the season (along with Ashleigh Barty) and after being crowned in the preparatory tournaments of Adelaide and Sydney, respectively.
However, it was the Illinois player who was able to impose her game, with a high 76% of points in the first services and connect 26 winning shots that has separated the Girona from any comeback option.
Badosa was desperate and ended up making ten double fouls in a game that lasted an hour and nine minutes in a Rod Laver Arena with little audience in the first round of the morning.
Despite the defeat, the Catalan is very close to the top-5 and has become the first Spaniard to be ranked in the WTA list after Garbiñe Muguruza (3) was fired in the second round. Badosa has a positive record of 51-18 since the start of last season, making her an aspirant to the main events of the calendar, which has just begun.
“I want to consolidate myself among the best”
After the match, Badosa stated that “the Australian tour has been very positive after adding a title to the Sydney tournament and having played difficult matches”.
“I’m leaving with a degree. I’m starting the year in the top-10. My level is rising and I want to consolidate myself among the best,” he added.
