After her injury-related withdrawal from the WTA tournament in Ningbo, she resigned Paula Badosa to end their season on the WTA tour. As the Spaniard announced on social media, she will still compete in the BJKC final tournament in Malaga.
by Dietmar Kaspar
last edited: October 27, 2024, 6:08 p.m
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Paula Badosa’s second half of the year quickly showed that the 26-year-old’s career is characterized by an extreme alternation of ups and downs. At the start of the North American hard court season at the US Open, the Spaniard, who was often plagued by injuries, put in a fantastic run at the 500 tournament in Washington and stormed to her first WTA title with wins against former Grand Slam champions Sofia Kenin and Emma Raducanu, among others. title for two and a half years. This was followed by a semi-final at the 1000 event in Cincinnati and a quarter-final finish at the major in New York.
Badosa also remained on the road to success in Asia for the time being. The former world number 2 played at the Masters event in Shanghai. again in the semifinals, where she led by set and break against Coco Gauff, but didn’t get the match over the finish line. However, the 26-year-old made bigger headlines at this tournament off the court when her coach Pol Toledo posted a photo of her on social networks that showed her eating with chopsticks at the corners of her eyes and described her as an alleged imitation of Asian appearance Racism was interpreted, which the Spaniard vehemently rejected in a subsequent post.
Although it was speculated that this was why she canceled the 1000 event in Wuhan, there are more indications that she was ill with the flu, as she competed again on Chinese soil at the 500 event in Ningbo. There too she reached the round of the last four, but had to give up against Daria Kasatkina after losing the first set due to unsatisfactory blood pressure values. Her subsequent statement that she would no longer plan any WTA tournaments this year indicated an early end to the season.
All the more surprising is her current post on the news service I’m waiting for you ALL! Vamos.”
Even if the Spanish team finds itself in the outsider role with the draw of the Polish team, which will now compete with Iga Swiatek, the participation of the current No. 14 in the WTA ranking in the home game should be an absolute stroke of luck for the organizers in Malaga represent.
