Badosa halts Halep comeback in Miami; Venus Williams lost, know how the match was – Dainik Savera Times

Florida: Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep’s comeback was halted by Paula Badosa, who won 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Miami Open. This was Badosa’s first win since Doha in February. The world number 80 player is struggling with injuries. Their record for the year is now 5-5. However, Halep returned after an 18-month absence from the WTA Tour.

Two weeks ago, global sport’s top court of arbitration for sport (CAS) reduced his ban from tennis to nine months – essentially, time was up. Following the decision, Halep accepted a wild card from Miami Open tournament director James Blake. Meanwhile, Diana Schnyder defeated three-time champion Venus Williams 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Miami Open in 1 hour and 19 minutes, ending Venus’s record 22nd appearance.

The contest was one of many paradoxes. The 43-year-old Williams was the oldest player in the 2024 main draw while the 19-year-old Schnyder is one of six teenagers playing this year. Williams was playing her 85th main draw match in Miami, another tournament record (this time, tied with sister Serena); According to the WTA, Schnyder was playing her first match and lost to Laura Siegmund on her debut last year.

Lost in the first round of qualifying. On the other hand, 2018 Australian Open winner Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was the only one of the three former Grand Slam champions to reach the second round of the women’s singles draw. The Danish wild card player needed just 1 hour and 17 minutes to defeat France’s Clara Burrell 6-1, 6-4 and will now take on Ukraine’s Angelina Kalinina for a place in the third round.