Paula Badosa out of Adelaide International 2 resulting from thigh harm

Spain’s Paula Badosa pulled out of her semi-final match towards Daria Kasatkina within the Adelaide International 2 after she sustained a thigh harm within the quarter-finals.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 13, 2023 15:30 IST

Badosa out of Adelaide International 2 resulting from thigh harm. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Spanish tennis star Paula Badosa gained’t be taking additional half within the Adelaide International 2 after she sustained a thigh harm. The 25-year-old pulled out of her semi-final match within the hard-court event, that means that World No.8 Daria Kasatkina obtained a direct entry into the ultimate.

Recently, Badosa additionally represented Spain within the United Cup the place she performed alongside 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal.

“I feel I used to be enjoying superb tennis, excessive stage. I performed three actually good matches. I feel that helps me, as nicely, on my confidence for the tournaments forward. Now it’s one thing that I can’t management, so it’s what it’s,” Badosa was quoted as saying.

“Today I feel a little bit worse, so yeah, I have the Australian Open ahead, and I hope I can recover for that,” she added.

Badosa, who’s the quantity 11 participant within the WTA rankings, is now set to participate within the Australian Open the place she is scheduled to face USA’s Caty McNally within the first spherical at Melbourne Park.

On Thursday, January 12, Badosa beat Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 within the quarterfinal after preventing arduous for 2 hours and 36 minutes. The Spaniard stated that he sustained the thigh harm throughout that recreation.

Prior to that, Badosa defeated Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit and Kaia Kanepi in straight units.

Kasatkina, within the meantime, will face Belinda Bencic within the ultimate of the Adelaide International 2 on Saturday, January 14. Interestingly, Bencic additionally obtained a walkover to the ultimate after Veronika Kudermetova pulled out owing to an harm on her left hip.

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Edited By:

sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

Jan 13, 2023