PBadosa classroom started Wimbledon as 93rd in the world and goes higher, 63rd. All thanks to the round of 16 of the tournament. The Catalan, however, remained this Sunday at the doors of the quarterfinals, her ceiling in a ‘Grand Slam’ that dated back to Roland Garros, in 2021.
Badosa lost to Donna Vekic, 6-2, 1-6 and 6-4 and lost a great opportunity because she was on the friendly side of the draw with the winner of the duel between Emma Raducanu and Lulu Su in the penultimate round.
Pol Toledo’s pupil gave up her second serve and saw how her rival increased the score to a favorable 3-1. The Catalan had her options to tie at three, but they escaped her. That’s where the momentum of the first set went because Vekic achieved a second break.
The two hours of waiting as a result of the rain had not been good for Paula. The duel, scheduled on court 2, without a roof, was suspended with 5-2 and 30-0 for the Croatian. The water did not stop falling in the London sky.
The Croatian was better and failed less. Badosa’s reaction was immediate and he would tie the game by giving up a single game. The outcome went to the tiebreaker. Another suspension due to rain.
Vekic took a 2-0 lead, but that didn’t mean anything.
With 4-3 the liquid element appeared for the third time. Donna took the pressure better.
