Badosa established the 2-0 in a face to face that has all the ballots to become a prominent rivalry in the coming years
The Spanish Paula Badosa (8) suffered against the ukrainian Marta Kostyuk after winning the third round of the Australian Open 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in a clash that lasted two hours and 19 minutes.
“I was looking forward to a match like that. She’s an amazing player, has played like a top-5. She is going to become one of the best in the world soon,” she commented after merging into a warm hug with the Ukrainian on the Margaret Court Arena net.
“I am very motivated, I am playing very well. This is one of my favorite tournaments, so I’m really happy to get to the second week,” she added.
Kostyuk, who once again demonstrated his potential to dominate the circuit in the near future, saved three match points, two serving and one serving, before Badosa sealed the match by winning a spectacular exchange from the baseline.
The woman from Girona, who lost her first set so far in the competition, lost her temper in the final stretch of the second set but maintained a positive seven of eight in break points that showed her firmness in delicate moments.
However, he suffered more than expected with a service by conceding up to fifteen break points and accumulate 64% of points with first.
Kostyuk, who is close friend of Badosa on tour, she was unable to match her best record at Melbourne Park after she became the youngest player to reach a third round at a Grand Slam since 2018. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni at the US Open in 1997.
Badosa established the 2-0 in a face to face that has all the ballots to become a prominent rivalry in the coming years.
The next rival of the woman from Girona, the only Spanish hope alive in the draw, will be known after the conclusion of the clash between the American Madison Keys with the Chinese Qiang Wang.
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