Girona’s Paula Badosa, tenth in the world rankings, overcame an initial scare and without discussion won 6-4 and 6-0 over the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the debut of theAkron Finals which is disputed in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. The duel has started with numerous mistakes on both sides. Badosa with doubts from behind. The Belarusian made a break in the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead, but blurred when he had it all in his favor and disappeared from the court.
Badosa took advantage of the rival’s distraction to break the service in the seventh game and turned the duel around. Incisiva dominated her rival and won the first set 6-4. What happened in the second set came as a surprise. Badosa has won six consecutive games against an uncoordinated rival, who after losing the service at the start, has stopped fighting. “I went for my shots with confidence and things went well. Each match will be a battle, but I am motivated to be in Guadalajara “, said the Begur tennis player, who took advantage of 20 forced errors from Sabalenka, the first favorite of the tournament.
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