Paula Badosa lost in the second round© AFP
Fourth Seed Paula Badosa crashed out of US Open after losing to Petra Martic in women’s singles second round. Badosa, the fourth seed and potential semi-final opponent of Swiatek, suffered another miserable return to the city of her birth. The Spaniard’s failure to get beyond the second round will stretch for another year after losing 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-2 to Petra Martic of Croatia.
Sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka, a semi-finalist in 2021, came back from 1-5 down in the second set and saved two match points to defeat Kaia Kanepi, 2-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4.
China will have four women in the last 32 for the first time at a Slam after Zheng Qinwen defeated Anastasia Potapova and Yuan Yue got the better of Irina-Camelia Begu.
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Zhang Shuai and Wang Xiyu had already booked their spots in the next stage.
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