Paula Badosa has been showing excellent form at the China Open. Last Thursday, he defeated local tennis player Zhang Shuai in the quarterfinals 6-1 and 7-6 (4) to advance to the semifinals. But at the moment he has a difficult commitment: his opponent is the American Coco Gauff, number 6 in the world and with the best performance in the Asian championship in which the men’s team Carlos Alcaraz became the champion.
In the quarterfinals, Gauff lost a set to the Ukrainian Yulia Starodubtsewa, but then she was able to overcome and won clearly: the final result was 2-6, 6-2 and 6-2. Previously, the Atlanta tennis player eliminated Clara Burel (France), Katie Boulter (Great Britain) and Naomi Osaka (Japan).
Badosa, for her part, defeated Viktoriya Tomova (Bulgaria), Rebecca Šramková (Slovenia) and world number 3, Jessica Pegula (United States), before reaching the final. I am doing very well at the China Open yShe knows she will rise from 19th to 15th in the WTA rankings.
In the other semifinal, the Czech KarolÃna Muchová (number 49 in the ranking) surprised the tournament, leaving one of the favorites of the tournament, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, in three sets: 7-6, 2-6 and 6 -4.
When is Paula Badosa playing the semifinal of the China Open
The match between Paula Badosa and Coco Gauff at the China Open match This Saturday, September 5, not before 8:15 in the morning (Spanish peninsular period).
Badosa is looking for it the fifth chapter of his professional work. He also became champion in Belgrade (2021), Indian Wells (2021), Sydney (2022) and Washington (2024). Except for Belgrade, which is played on clay, all are festivals to argue in a solid placelike the China Open.
Where to watch Paula Badosa vs. Coco Gauff
The finals of the China Open 2024 can be followed live through the Movistar Plus+ payment platform, on the channel Movistar Plus + (call 7) y Movistar Chase 2 (call 64).