Porsche Grand Prix: Sabalenka turns things around against Badosa and reaches the semi-finals
Aryna Sabalenka edged out Paula Badosa (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) on Friday to qualify for the semi-finals.
Tennis – WTA 500 – Stuttgart Open – Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany – April 19, 2023 Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in action during her round of 16 match against Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Aryna Sabalenka came back from a set and break down (4-6, 2-4) in order to beat Paula Badosa (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) in 2h31 on Friday at the Porsche Grand Prix.
The Australian Open champion is through to the semi-finals where she will face the winner of the match between Anastasia Potapova and Caroline Garcia, the No 4 seed, next.
Sabalenka beat Czech Barbora Krejcikova (6-2, 6-3) in the previous round of the Stuttgart Open.
In the previous rounds of the Stuttgart Open, Badosa, ranked No 31, won against Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 7 seed (6-1, 6-1) and qualifier Cristina Bucsa (6-1, 6-2).
Stuttgart WTA 500, other quarter-finals results (Porsche-Arena, EUR 780.637, most recent results first):
- Iga Swiatek vs. Karolina Pliskova
- Ons Jabeur vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Anastasia Potapova vs. Caroline Garcia
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