The Spanish Paula Badosa fell in a tough battle against the Russian Liudmila Samsonova, by 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) and 7-5 after losing the game with her service when the scoreboard looked a 5-4 favorable in the third.

Melbourne (Australia), Feb 9 (EFE) .- The Spanish Paula Badosa fell in a tough battle against the Russian Liudmila Samsonova, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) and 7-5 after losing the game with his service when the scoreboard looked a 5-4 favorable in the third.

There will be no Spanish duel, therefore, between the Catalan and Garbiñe Muguruza (14), who did her homework in the first shift of the morning against the Russian Margarita Gasparyan (6-4 and 6-0).
Badosa ended what has probably been her worst start to the year after being locked in her hotel room under quarantine for twenty days as a result of her positive for covid.

She only had five days to prepare for the first big date of the year after becoming the only player of all the tennis players who traveled to Melbourne Park to have to isolate herself for more than 14 days as a positive case for covid.

She suffered the physical consequences in a match that turned into a resistance struggle, the worst situation for the Spanish born in New York (USA), which would end up costing her a match that was close to three hours long.
Badosa could not match her mark of the last edition in which she shone after falling in a creditable second round against the Czech Petra Kvitova by a double 7-5.

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