Spaniard Paula Badosa ends Czech resistance Karolina Muchova After more than three hours of fighting, he qualified in three sets 6-4, 6-7 (4) and 6-2, and for the first time in his career at the WTA 1,000 in Rome, qualifying for the quarterfinals.
Badosa is unstoppable in Rome. He showed once again that he can do anything with this advanced version of himself. related to overcome any setback. She did this during the match against a combative Muchova, who struggled but fell behind in the decisive moments when the Spaniard put pressure on her.
The first of Badosa’s many resistance exercises, one in the first game break a ball to keep the service. She raised the challenge on her second serve and put two raises against a Muchova who came out strong and marked the ground in the fifth game, who got her much sought after 3-2 score in the fifth game and confirmed the time-out with her serve. next .
But Badosa, on the contrary, did not give up. clay court Italian. He accepted that hard blow that almost put the set back on track, and leapt off the bottom of the court to play four games in a row and score the set. Her contribution of energy and confidence, which Muchova cautiously celebrated, knowing she wouldn’t give up so easily.
In the second round, the Czech showed that he has the level to compete against Badosa, which he pushed to the limits. Dropshots and Angle Balls with this he took the first of the set’s numerous ‘breaks’.
Then it started in the middle of the second bet.strange moment of the gameWith neither of them imposing their serve and the serves being dealt four in a row, the score was 4-3 in favor of the Czech. Then, Badosa showed up to break again and led the set to a ‘tie-break’ where Muchova was more successful.
The third set determined everything, it was a new game but two hours and twenty minutes of gameplay wear. On the horizon for Badosa is the prospect of improving last year’s result and once again being a quarterfinalist in the WTA 1,000 and once again among the best.
And Badosa did not fail. He didn’t feel the pressure, he grew up. He jumped to give it his all and went 2-0 with a break in Czech’s first serve and got a golden opportunity to break again in game five (which would have made the score 4-1), but he didn’t close the point well.
But Badosa wasn’t going to let him escape. Muchova was shrinking and the Catalan took advantage of this to break again and get the victory on track. Quarterfinals in hand. He did not delay and celebrated his best result in Rome with anger and enthusiasm. He will be seeded at Roland Garros and will move up seven places in the standings to number 28.
The Catalan tennis player will face Latvia in the quarterfinals. Jelena Ostapenko.