Badosa retires in tears in Hong Kong and Selekhmeteva makes her debut with a win in Chennai

Heads and tails for Spanish tennis in the last week of competition on the women's circuit. On one hand, Oksana Selekhmeteva debuted with a victory at the WTA 250 in Chennai after defeating Teodora Kostovic 6-4, 6-3, and she will meet Polina Kudermetova for a spot in the quarter-finals. However, the negative note came from Paula Badosa, who withdrew again in tears during her debut at the WTA Hong Kong after losing the first set to Elena Pridankina (7-5, RET).

Let's start with the positive, as Selekhmeteva achieved her first victory in a WTA tournament since the first round of the US Open at the end of August. In fact, since the last Grand Slam of the season, she has only played WTA 125 tournaments. And despite having some good performances, such as reaching the semifinals at the WTA 125 in Tolentino, her ranking plummeted out of the Top 100 to 122nd place. Therefore, she has a great opportunity in India to reclaim the ground needed to re-enter the top 100 best tennis players in the world.

Badosa ends a tough 2026 in tears

On the negative side, Badosa closed the 2026 season with a withdrawal in her debut at the WTA 250 in Hong Kong. But what was most concerning were her tears while her blood pressure and vital signs were being checked. Thus, the Spaniard ends a year full of ups and downs, but in which she managed to enter the Top 100, specifically in 56th place.

Paula Badosa retired after losing first set 5-7 vs Elena Pridankina. Had physio checking her blood pressure and vitals while crying. Didn’t continue https://t.co/LV1rUAPgiA

— edgeAI (@edgeAIapp) November 3, 2026

Furthermore, in these last tournaments of the season, she has competed without a coach, as a few weeks ago she and Pol Toledo announced the end of their professional relationship after four years. Therefore, we will have to stay tuned for any announcements the player from Begur may make in the coming weeks for 2027, where she will seek the consistency necessary to compete again with the best tennis players in the world.

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