Muguruza and Badosa got off to a good start at the US Open

Muguruza, world number nineAlthough he suffered a knee injury during the match, he needed two hours to break a 19-year-old Tauson who showed talent and competed with great dedication.

The Spaniard, who reached the last 16 in New York last year, was eliminated in the first round against the Cossacks in Cincinnati. Elena Rybakina And he was aggressive from the start.

He didn’t serve at all in the first set and had a good break in the fourth game to win a partial 6-3, gaining a valuable edge over a Tauson who managed to beat Estonia this year. Anett Kontaveit, Number two in the world, followed by number seven at the Australian Open.

Garbiñe looked like he could punish the match without messing up when it came to a conclusion. break in the fifth game 3-2 to take the lead, but there he fulfilled his mission and life was complicated.

Tauson, who wanted medical attention due to a problem in his right knee, managed to get to a good level and three sets of balls It was 5-4 in the light, but Muguruza managed to cancel them with his serve and forced a tiebreak.

He played clearly and came back from 0-3 to seal the win. a definite 7-5 which pushes him to the second round.

To be measured by check Linda Fruhvirtova, Number 167 in the world, only 17 years old. This will be the first encounter between the two.

In this fight, the young Czech’s paths crossed with the Spanish Paula Badosa and was defeated 6-2 and 6-3. Miami.

Victory of Badosa

Definitely Badosa also started the tournament with a victory by beating his Ukrainian opponent. Lesia Tsurenko in three sets.

Badosa came to the American ‘big’ after failing to beat his debuts in Toronto and Cincinnatti and did not have a good time against Tsurenko, who ‘fighted’ until the third and final set. a tense ‘sudden death’.

The Ukrainian started the game better and broke the Spaniard’s serve at the first opportunity, although he was able to recover in the sixth game, he could not help relinquishing an advantage that his opponent had not lost in the next match. Spaniards are therefore started to lose 6-3 in the first division, but won the next two divisions (7-6 and 6-3) and lifted the match

Badosa took the initiative in a second set that would have been “crazy” from game eight, when Tsurenko backed the break in the first set. five breaks in a row.

Catalan could not close the quarter with 5-4 or 6-5 and always had to play complicated. ‘tiebreaker’. Badosa knew how to play and quickly opened a good distance to reward him comfortably (7/4). In the final set, Badosa took the lead by a score of 4-2, and after recovering a ‘timeout’ ball in the next match, he was no longer afraid to seal his pass in the second round.

among others Results this Tuesday also advanced Poland Iga Swiatek, Belarus, number one in the world Arna Sabalenka and American jessica pegulaItaly’s Jasmine Paolini (6-3 and 6-0) had solid victories over American Catherine Harrison (6-1 and 6-3) and Swiss Viktorija Golubic (6-2 and 6-2).