Paula Badosa agreed to win and took impulse at the Beijing WTA 1000

Paula Badosa returned to the circuit with triumph at the China Open after winning Antonia Ruzic 6-3 and 7-6 (2), In an hour and 36 minutes of play, with an atmosphere overturned with the Catalan player.

The game marked the reunion of the world ranking 18 with victory after its recent return in the finals from Billie Jean King Cup and a long absence due to injury from Wimbledon.

His last triumph was in June, in Berlin. He retired in the third round of the German tournament, ceded at the premiere of the London Grand Slam and lost the only game he played defending the colors of his country.

With the public chanting “Come on, Paula!” In each exchange and instructions of his coach Pol Toledo (“breathes”, he repeated in the first Games), the Spanish recovered sensations and left behind his inactivity.

In the first set, Badosa was more solid in the return and took advantage of two of his three break opportunities to impose himself 6-3. In the second partial, Ruzic raised his level and sustained his fissure serve until he forced the tiebreaker, but the Spanish found the extra point of aggressiveness to dominate 7-2 in the ‘tie-breaker’ and close the triumph in two sleeves.

Statistics reflected the superiority of the Spanish at key moments: He added 7 direct serves, won 74 % of points With his first service and turned four breaks in front of the two of his rival.

With this result, the former world number two advances to the third round, where he will face Karolina Muchva who beat Sorana Cirstea 6-2 and 6-3.

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