tennis
Barty’s revenge on Badosa takes her to Madrid final
The Australian will face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka or Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
06 May 2021 - 17:35
World No 1 Ash Barty swatted aside Paula Badosa 6-4 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the final of the Madrid Open and exact revenge for her shock loss to the Spanish wild card in April.
Barty, who lost to Badosa in the quarterfinals in Charleston, struck 30 winners in an immaculate display that extended her winning run on red clay to 16 matches...
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