Spanish Paula Badosa He shined again by winning the second round at the Australian Open easily Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova One hour and twelve minutes later with 6-2 and 6-3 An accident that had to be postponed due to morning rain.
His opponent in the next round will be American Amanda Anisimova She defeated Argentinian Nadia Podoroska with sets of 6-2, 6-3.
The Catalan repeated the victory on court 6, also known as the bar court, at Melbourne Park; because the organization of the event had decided to build a modern two-storey beverage facility on one side of the field; This caused extra distraction. for tennis players.
He hid it perfectly again He was almost out of action last season Due to a serious back injury, he completed the duel with 83% of his first serve points and without sacrificing any game on serve.
The Girona native expressed concern at his recent press conference that recovery was taking longer than usual on competition days due to long periods of inactivity, but his excellent footwork and intensity once again amazed the Australian public.
His 31 winners and only 13 unforced errors They hint that the New York-born Spanish footballer is not wasting any time in the pre-season because, as she explained at the press conference, she wants to return to the most privileged part of the WTA list.
She never met her next opponent, American Anisimova, who returned to the tracks in the best possible way after being away from the tracks for a long time.
Anisimova beat Russian seed in first round Liudmila Samsonova (13) With scores of 6-3 and 6-4, Argentina’s only hope in the second round is Podoroska.
If you have to go beyond America, Badosa could hypothetically face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, one of her best friends on the circuit and the current champion, in the fourth round..