MADRID, May 6 — World number one Ash Barty swatted aside Paula Badosa 6-4 6-3 today to advance to the final of the Madrid Open and exact revenge for her shock loss to the Spanish wildcard last month. Barty, who lost to Badosa in the quarter-finals in Charleston, struck 30 winners in an immaculate...
Australia’s Ashleigh Barty in action during her semi final match against Spain’s Paula Badosa at the Madrid Open in Spain, May 6, 2021. — Reuters picMADRID, May 6 — World number one Ash Barty swatted aside Paula Badosa 6-4 6-3 today to advance to the final of the Madrid Open and exact revenge for her shock loss to the Spanish wildcard last month.
Badosa, the first Spanish woman to reach the last four in Madrid, went toe-to-toe with Barty in the early exchanges but her resistance crumbled while serving at 4-5, saving two set points before gifting the 25-year-old Australian the opener with a double fault.
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