Badosa stumbles in the Osaka tournament

Paula Badosa He said goodbye this Tuesday to Osaka tournament (Japan). The current number 61 in the world fell in the first round 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 against Croatian Antonio Ruzic, number 91in a match of more than two and a quarter hours that started in an unbeatable way with a break in the opening game.

In the following games, the Catalan He maintained a good level of play that allowed him to dominate without struggling until closing the first set with another break (3-6).

In the second round things went wrong for Badosawho lost solidity with his serve and was the victim of a break in the fifth game that he was unable to recover (6-4).

Things did not improve in a third set that began losing 3-0. Despite his continuous attempts, The one from Begur failed to balance the forces and ended up losing by a final 6-3.

Badosa is off to a bad start in this final stretch of the season in which he hopes to add some valuable points that will allow him to climb the greatest number of positions ahead of the Australian Open.

Next stop, next week at the tournament Guangzhou (China).