Berlin
Badosa sends Gauff out in Berlin
Former world No. 2 Paula Badosa, whose career was blighted by back injury, handed Coco Gauff an opening loss to the American’s grass season with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 upset win on Wednesday at the WTA Berlin event.
Gauff, who exited in the Roland Garros third last month as she failed to defend her French Open title, looks like heading into the June 29 start of Wimbledon well underdone.
Badosa currently ranks 142 as she struggles with her long-running injury problems; she has reached the second week of Wimbledon three times, most recently in 2024.
She has now defeated Gauff in five of eight meetings and has reversed a five-match losing streak coming onto the grass of the German federal capital, winning her first match since Charleston last April.