catalan Paula Badosa He regained his smile after successfully defeating the American Taylor Townsend The first round of the Australian Open ended 6-1, 6-3.
The next rival will be Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova After beating Croatia’s Donna Vekic 6-4 in the double.
The service of the woman from Girona was amazing. Scored 85% of points on first servesHe knew how to stay calm in times of pressure, such as the three balls he saved in the match that lasted 57 minutes.
Former world number two He finished his debut with 23 strikeouts and only seven unforced errors.
Badosa felt the love of the audience who could not see him in the last edition due to his thigh injury and He showed a similar level to the one that made him a creditable fourth-rounder in the 2022 edition.
She joined her compatriot Masarova as the only Spaniard waiting for the match between Spanish Cristina Bucsa and Russian Anna Blinkova in the second round.