The Spaniard Paula Badosa, former world No.2 now 126th in the WTA rankings, easily won her ticket for the 2nd round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome by outclassing the Russian Mira Andreeva (40th) 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday . Badosa, who recently revealed that he had to be injected with cortisone to be able to cope with back pain and continue his career, remained on the verge of elimination as soon as he entered the fray in Madrid.
In the next round, the Spaniard, who has three titles to her name, will face the American Emma Navarro (22nd). Before the start of the Roman tournament, Badosa, 26, announced the end of the couple she formed with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, 8th player in the world.
