Paula Badosa Gibert is having a great run at the Madrid Open, where she reached the quarter-final. The 23-year-old had a rather tough start of the year when she got affected by the coronavirus in Australia. Unfortunately, Paula was also symptomatic and therefore, she had huge problems in kick-starting her season.
Recently, Paula is achieving quite good results. She has recently reached the semifinals in Lyon and Charleston and her rankings are bound to go up after her campaign in Madrid. Following her last win over Anastasija Sevastova, Paula went 8 places up in the so-called live rankings to be the new world number 54. If Paula wins her next match against Belinda Bencic, she will be ranked number 42 on Monday. If the Spaniard wins the tournament, she will be ranked number 27.
Paula Badosa Gibert and Belinda Bencic faced off only on 1 occasion. The head to head is 1-0 for Badosa. When they played, Paula Badosa Gibert won 6-2 6-7(2) 6-1 in the 2nd round in Charleston (Volvo Car Open) on the 7th of April 2021.
In the video below, you can watch the highlights.
Badosa in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.62 (career-high), Paula has a 13-6 win-loss record in 2021. The Spaniard is playing in Madrid where she toppled Barbora Krejcikova 6-1 7-5, Jil Teichmann 5-7 6-1 6-2 and Anastasija Sevastova 6-70 7-63 6-0.
Paula Badosa Gibert will square off with the world no.11 Belinda Bencic in the quarter. Their record is 1-0 for Badosa.
Bencic in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.11, the Swiss has a 11-8 win-loss record in 2021. Belinda is competing in Madrid where she conquered Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-2, Bernarda Pera 3-6 6-1 7-65 and Ons Jabeur 7-62 4-3 ret..
The Swiss was the runner-up in Adelaide (Adelaide International).
Belinda won 4 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
