Daryna Kasatkina left the “WTA 500” tournament in Stuttgart in the first round, the seventh favorite was defeated by Paula Badoza.
Daria Kasatkina, defeat by Paula Badoza at WTA Stuttgart
A former WTA runner-up, Badosa showed that clay remains her favorite surface (her career best at a Grand Slam was at Roland Garros: Quarter-Finals in 2021) and defeated the Russian 6-1 in just one hour and 10 minutes of play , 6-1.
Stuttgart semi-finalist in 2022 Paula Badosa is currently ranked 31st in the world.
Paula will beat Kristina Buch (77 WTA) in the quarter-finals of the German competition after the Chisinau-born athlete beat Tamara Korpats (106 WTA) in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.
The tournament in Stuttgart is included in the WTA 500 category, is held indoors, has a total prize money of $780,637, and the title champion is Iga Sviatek (she won the title in 2022).
Great performance from the Stuttgart 2022 uD83DuDCAA semi-finalist@paulabadosa will bypass Kasatkina and meet compatriot Bucha for a place in the eighth final.#Porshetenis pic.twitter.com/7ks3fJpIo8
— wta (@WTA) April 18, 2023
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