Paula Badosa, the fourth favorite at Flushing Meadows, was stopped in the second round of the 2022 US Open, the Iberian suffered a three-set defeat to the world number 54.

Paula BadosPhoto: Alfonso Jimenez / Editorial Shutterstock / Profimedia

Paula Badosa eliminated Petra Martic in the second round of the US Open 2022

Petri Martic needed two hours and six minutes of play to defeat the athlete from Spain. The Croatian lost the first set in a tie-break with the score (5) 6-7, but dominated the rest of the game authoritatively: 6-1, 6-2.

Martych will face 26th seed Victoria Azarenka in the next round of the Grand Slam tournament in New York after the Belarusian won a tight match against Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-3.

The 2022 US Open will be held from August 29 to September 11, and the most important matches at Flushing Meadows will be LiveText on HotNews.ro. In Romania, the competition can be watched live on Eurosport.