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Badosa Stuns Gauff in Berlin Upset!
18 Jun
Summary
- Paula Badosa defeated higher-ranked Coco Gauff in Berlin.
- Sabalenka and Pegula advanced to quarterfinals with straight-set wins.
- Emma Navarro secured a tough quarterfinal spot in Nottingham.
At the Berlin Tennis Open, world No. 142 Paula Badosa delivered a stunning upset by defeating No. 5 seed Coco Gauff with a final score of 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Badosa's performance was highlighted by her efficiency on break points in the latter two sets.
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula from the United States advanced smoothly into the quarterfinals with straight-set victories. Sabalenka defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova, while Pegula overcame Katerina Siniakova.
Unseeded Nikola Bartunkova also secured a quarterfinal berth by defeating Elise Mertens. In the Philippines, Alexandra Eala secured a first-round win against Donna Vekic.
Meanwhile, at the WTA 250 Lexus Nottingham Open in the United Kingdom, third-seeded Emma Navarro endured a grueling match, needing almost three hours to defeat Yuliia Starodubtseva. Navarro will face Jessica Bouzos Maneiro in the quarterfinals.
In other Nottingham matches, Tatjana Maria of Germany secured a win against Dayana Yastremska, and Talia Gibson of Australia outlasted Zheng Qinwen.
