The Spanish Paula Badosa, number 4 in the world, agreed to the third round of Wimbledon in a big way after easily beating the Romanian Irina Bara, number 60 in the world, in a match without history. The tennis player born in Manhattan was far superior to a very tough rival and dispatched her in two sets (6-3 and 6-2) and 1 hour and 12 minutes.
After getting rid of the American Louisa Chirico in her debut, in this second round Badosa demanded more, firm with her serve and making her backhand decisive in the match. Only in the first games of the first set did the Romanian endure the push of her rival. In fact, after the Spaniard's first break in the fourth game, Bara was able to recover the break. That was her last chance in the match.
From then on, Badosa clearly dominated with her forehand an opponent who continued to fight each ball as if it were the last. But time and time again, the Spanish left the Romanian with no options. In the sixth game she again achieved the break, which he confirmed this time to close the sleeve.
In the second set, Bara resisted a quick loss and raised his tennis level. Thus, with 2-2 on the scoreboard, he put the Spanish serve in trouble, who nevertheless won the game. From then on, the match was a breeze for Badosa, who managed two more breaks to win the second set by a clear 6-2. "I know I'm doing well. And the support of the public pushes me to do well," summed up the player.
In the third round, the Spaniard will face the Czech Petra Kvitová (32 years old), double winner of Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and who became number 2 in the world in 2011 and who defeated the Romanian Ana Bogdan (6-1 and 7 -6 (5) A much more serious match that will serve to measure Badosa's options in this edition of Wimbledon.
