On his return to Roland Garros after an edition of absence due to injury, Paula Badosa She will face Katie Boulter, a 27-year-old British woman and 28th in the world, in the first round. The Spanish woman fell in the same part of the table that her friend dominates Aryna Sabalenkanumber two in the ranking, who he could face in the third round of a tournament that seems very complicated for her. Her situation in her classification (she is 140th and she plays with a special ranking having been out for six months due to injury), means that have to deal with seeds at the first opportunityalthough its beginning could have been even more difficult.
On the path of the one from Begur, if it surpasses the initial step, they would be ranked, the American Sloane Stephens in second round; the belarusian Sabalenka, in the third; the American Madison Keys in eighths; The greek Maria Sakkari in quarters, and the Kazakh Elena Rybakina in the semifinals, before a hypothetical final against the Polish Iga Swiateknumber one in the world.
After the good performance she did in Rome, where she reached the round of 16 (fell in three sets against the American Coco Gauff), Badosa looks forward to a Grand Slam in which he was a quarterfinalist in 2021. Two years ago, in his last participation, he could not get past the third round.
As for the rest of the Spanish women, Sara Sorribes will have to face the Canadian Bianca Andreescu2019 US Open champion, who reappears after a long period of inactivity due to injury; Rebeka Masarova will face stiff opposition from Czech Marketa Vondrousova, finalist in 2019 and fifth favorite, while Jessica Bouzas and Cristina Bucsa will face rivals from the previous or play-offs, with the option, therefore, of even measuring themselves against another Navy tennis player, Irene Burillo.
Follow the Diario AS channel on WhatsApp, where you will find all the sport in a single space: the news of the day, the agenda with the latest news on the most important sporting events, the most outstanding images, the opinion of the best AS firms , reports, videos, and some humor from time to time.
