The Spanish defeated the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska (6-4, 2-6, 6-2) in her crossing for the second round of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells. Badosa will face the young Coco Gauff, seeking to continue in California.
Nice match between two players who like to take the initiative expected in Indian Wells. The Spanish Badosa, to which the results had not been accompanied lately and Yastremska. The Ukrainian was trying to get into competition rhythm after her return to the circuit after the suspension process for doping that had taken her away from the tracks for some months. It was the first confrontation between the two. Badosa debuted in the box while the Ukrainian had defeated the French to Jacquemot.
Good triumph for Paula
Paula started somewhat erratic due to the aggressive play of her rival. Yastremska came out very concentrated and eager to impose her aggressive game on that of the Spanish. In the third game he saved two break balls that gave him confidence. Just the next time she found the break that gave her an advantage on the scoreboard, but Paula reacted with a counterbreak. Dayana was starting to get caught up on serve and she was committing a lot of double faults. After a new double fault came another break from Badosa, who also confirmed with his serve and put the 5-3 to stay closer to the first round. Without doubting the service, Paula closed it by 6-4.
Things would start to get complicated for the second set, with a recovery at the level of the Ukrainian. Yastremska this time was able to capitalize on his good tennis passages, something that had cost him in the previous set. Faced with the precision of his rival, Badosa found few answers, failing again more than normal. A break would mark the differences in this sleeve, but for that way, the Ukrainian herself made another one to end up winning the set 6-2.
The third set would bring the logical tension of a defining instance, and that would begin to weigh on the first few games. Badosa started better than his rival, getting a favorable break to go 2-1. A second break would give him the necessary peace of mind to advance game by game, on the way to closing the game. Finally, Paula was able to seal the victory with an unexpected 6-2.
