Badosa reaches her second semifinal of the year in Bastad

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Paula Badosa is smiling again at the WTA 125 in Bastad 2026, where she has reached her second semifinal of 2026 after defeating Varvara Lepchenko with a score of 7-5 7-6 (3) after 2 hours and 27 minutes of play, showing that each passing day she is getting stronger in her quest to return to the top positions of the rankings.

The Spanish tennis player had a practically flawless first set on serve, and seized her moment to break the American's serve at 6-5 in her favor to narrowly clinch the first set. However, the second set was much more intense and challenging, as she fell behind with a break against her and had to rely on her skills. At 4-4, she was on the brink of losing her serve, but saved 0-40 and then proceeded to squander up to 8 match points. Nonetheless, she dominated the tiebreak and put an end to the drama swiftly.

The break was good for Badosa

It's worth noting that Badosa took a few weeks off before the grass court season to mentally recover from the ordeal of injuries she has been experiencing lately. Paula has a top 10 level when she's in form, but it's challenging to cope with the frustration of seeing her body preventing her from achieving the necessary consistency to return to the top rankings or at least break into the top 100.

Still, the Spanish player had a great tournament at WTA Queen's, reaching the quarterfinals against Linda Noskova, and came very close to beating Emma Navarro in her Wimbledon 2026 debut, even serving to close out the match. These are positive signs for Badosa, who has not struggled with the transition back to clay courts, defeating three top players without dropping a set and advancing to a new set of semifinals after her achievements in Austin last March. This time, she will face the winner of the match between Sinja Kraus and Yulia Putintseva.

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