Paula Badosa Gibert had a fantastic match against Ashleigh Barty when she defeated the world number 1 in straight sets 6-4 6-3. Paula is having a good season even if things didn’t start well. The Spaniard got infected with the coronavirus when she was in Melbourne to be isolated for 21 days. Later, Paula has reached the semifinals in Lyon and now she is in the final four in Charleston.
After her recent win in South Carolina, the Spaniards is number 62 in the live rankings reaching a career-high. If she wins her next match, she will be number 58 and if she conquers the tournament, she will be ranked the 52 next week.
Paula will face Veronika Kudermetova in the semi-final. The head to head is 2-0 for the Russian that has recently defeated the Spaniard in Abu Dhabi. Here their stats.
Currently the world no.71, Paula has an overall 10-5 match record in 2021. Badosa is currently competing in Charleston where she defeated Varvara Gracheva 3-6 7-5 6-1, Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-72 6-1, Caty McNally 6-3 6-3 and Ashleigh Barty 6-4 6-3.
Ashleigh Barty in 2021
Now ranked no.1, Barty played her last match on the 9th
of April when she capitulated to world no.71 Paula Badosa 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Charleston (draw).Currently, during this year the Australian has a 16-3 match record. Ashleigh conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Melbourne and in Miami.
Paula Badosa Gibert and Ashleigh Barty clashed against each other just once. The head to head is 1-0 for Badosa. When they played, Paula Badosa Gibert won 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Charleston (Volvo Car Open) on the 9th of April 2021.
Kudermetova in Charleston, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.38, Veronika owns a 14-8 record in 2021. Veronika is playing at the moment in Charleston where she managed to beat Desirae Krawczyk 6-1 6-2, Emma Navarro 6-4 6-4 and Kurumi Nara 6-0 6-3.
Veronika Kudermetova will fight against the world no.57 Sloane Stephens in the quarter on Friday at 7:00 pm on Althea Gibson. They have never played each other until now in top tournaments.
Kudermetova reached the final in Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi Tennis Open).