San Diego Open LIVE: Second seed Paula Badosa looks to end her two-match losing streak as she begins her San Diego Open campaign on Wednesday. She faces unseeded Louisa Chirico in the second round of the San Diego Open. Badosa enters the contets after facing successive first round defeats at the Japan Open and Ostrava Open. Meanwhile, Chirico enters the contest after defeating compatriot Alison Riske in the first round. Follow San Diego Open 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport,IN
San Diego Open LIVE: Paula Badosa eyes San Diego Open quarterfinal, faces unseeded Louisa Chirico in second round of the tournament – Follow Badosa vs Chirico LIVE updates
- Paula Badosa started this year by winning the Sydney International after defeating Barbora Krejcikova in the final.
- Despite performing consistently well in this season, it remains the only title she won so far in 2022.
- At the Australian Open, she bowed out from the fourth round after facing a straight set defeat against Maddison Keys.
- She reached the semifinals at the Indian Wells Masters and also made it to the quarterfinal at the Miami Open.
- She suffered a right calf injury at the French Open and bowed out of the French Open mid-way during her fourth round contest against Veronika Kudermetova.
- She however returned back in time ahead of Wimbledon and played at the Eastbourne International, where she faced first round defeat.
- At the Wimbledon she lost in the fourth round with a straight set defeat against Simona Halep.
- In the year-end Grand Slam, she bowed out from the second round after losing to Petra Martic in straight sets.
- She enters San Diego Open after facing successive first round defeats at Japan Open and Ostrava Open.
A comeback win to remember 💜
🇺🇸 @Louisa_Chirico digs deep to earn her first win back on Tour since 2017!#SanDiegoOpen pic.twitter.com/DSGrlTtnfU
— wta (@WTA) October 10, 2022
- Louisa Cirico is ranked 196th in the world and spent the majority of the season playing in the ITF circuit.
- He first tournament on the WTA Tour this year was the Charleston Open where she played in the qualifiers and failed to reach the main draw. She also bowed out from the second round of the French Open qualifiers.
- She managed to reach the main draw at the Wimbledon after six years. In the first round she faced Paula Badosa and lost the contets in straight sets.
- After the Wimbledon, she bowed out from the first round of the Citi Open. She played the US Open qualifiers and lost in the very first round, failing to reach the main draw.
- She reached the main draw of the San Dieo Open after playing the qualifiers. In the first round of the main draw, she defeated compatriot Alison Riske in a hard-fought three-setter to enter the second round. It was her first victory on the WTA Tour since 2017.
Badosa vs Chirico Head-to-Head: The upcoming contest between both the players will be the second time they will come up against each other on the WTA Tour. They last met earlier this year at the first round of the Wimbledon with Badosa winning the contest in straight sets. Badosa is once again expected to get a similar result.
Where to watch San Diego Open 2022 LIVE?
The matches at the San Diego Open can be watched LIVE on Tennis Channel.
San Diego Open LIVE: Paula Badosa eyes San Diego Open quarterfinal, faces unseeded Louisa Chirico in second round of the tournament – Follow Badosa vs Chirico LIVE updates
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