Paula Badosa took another step forward in her career this Wednesday in Melbourne. The Spaniard qualified for the third round of the Australian Open for the first time after beating without too much difficulty Martina Trevisan (6-0 and 6-3 in 71 minutes). This is his fourth participation in the tournament, the first as seeded (8th), and from the sensations he gives on court it seems that he can go very far. for now on friday She will face a friend: the 19-year-old Ukrainian and 66th in the world, Marta Kostyuk, who defeated Sara Sorribes (7-6 (5) and 6-3 in 1h53). The strong wind that blew on track 1573 hurt the Castellón player more, with a less powerful hit than her rival, who made 33 winners against Sara’s nine. A shame, because he was close to winning a first set that started with a 3-0 in favor and in which he was 5-4 and served.
“I am very happy to have beaten a complicated and fighter player whom I admire. I lost here, on this track, the Roda Laver Arena, against Kvitova, and winning here now two years later means a lot to me,” Badosa said., who hilariously explained that beating Barty last year made her think she could “beat anyone.”
cruise control 🚙@paulabadosa topples Trevisan 6-0 6-3 to earn a place in the #AusOpen third round for the first time. #AO2022
🎥: @wwos · @espn · @Eurosport · @wowowtennis pic.twitter.com/mDRGipnLNg— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 19, 2022
The Spanish marked a tremendous first set, with a edge (donut in Italian) that Trevisan, a 28-year-old Florentine and 111th in the world, could not avoid in any way who had to play the preliminary to be in the main draw. In that first sleeve, Paula lost only four points on her serve (eight at the end of the match) and just made another four unforced errors (15 total). His security and good hand disarmed a rival who began to find some solutions in the second set, after saving four break options in the first game. Changing heights, he tried to make Badosa uncomfortable, annoyed at the service turns he had to do facing the sun.
However, the tennis player born in New York broke for 3-2 and consolidated an advantage that did not give up until the end of the match. Lleva, who played with his right thigh bandaged and his usual tapes on the shoulder on the same side, is on a seven win streak in Oceania. Since the start of the 2021 season, his mark is 50-18. “It has come to stay.” Says his partner and rival Garbiñe Muguruza.
Australian Open women’s draw.