Paula Badosa is trying to return to the level of last season (she was ranked 2nd in the world), but the Iberian did not go beyond the quarters even at the “WTA 500” tournament in Charleston.

Paula Badosa defeated by Jessica Pegula at WTA Charleston

At the moment, the 33rd Badosa lost in two sets to the American Jessica Pegula (the main favorite) with the score 6-3, 7-6(6). The match lasted one hour and 41 minutes.

World No.3 Pegula will face Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic (11 WTA) in the semi-finals after the Tokyo Olympic champion beat Russia’s Kateryna Alexandrova (17 WTA) 6-3, 6-3.

WTA Charleston, quarterfinal results

Jessica Pegula (1) – Paula Badosa (12) 6-3, 7-6(6)

Belinda Bencic (4) – Kateryna Aleksandrova (7) 6-3, 6-3

Daria Kasatkina (3) – Madison Keys (9) (5) 6-7, 6-4, 6-2

Ons Zhaber (2) – Anna Kalinska 6-0, 4-1 (Kalinska retired)

WTA Charleston, semi-finals

Jessica Pegula (1) – Belinda Bencic (4)

Daria Kasatkina (3) – Ons Zhaber (2).

Charleston Open 2023 will be held from April 3 to 9 on clay and is part of the WTA 500 category. The total prize money of the tournament is $780,637, and the title champion was Belinda Bencic.

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