After Carlos Alcaraz defeated his bitter rival Jannik Sinner in the 2024 China Open final, Paula Badosa recently showered the Spaniard with praise. In the tiebreaker that decided the match, the Spaniard rallied from a 0-3 deficit to win 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3).
Badosa is competing in the WTA 1000 event in Beijing, where she has won her last four matches without dropping a set, and has advanced to the quarterfinals.
The world No. 19 discussed her thoughts on fellow Spaniard Alcaraz’s character and how he motivates her with the media on Thursday, October 3, after winning in the quarterfinals against local favourite Zhang Shuai.
Badosa went on to say that she was one of his biggest fans after admitting that she had watched the whole Beijing title match.
Badosa expressed her thoughts about it and said: “I’m inspired by Carlos. He’s great, on and off the court. He’s an amazing person; he’s an amazing player. I was watching the whole match yesterday; I was cheering for him. He makes the whole country proud, and, honestly, I’m a big fan of him.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
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Currently the world no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 2nd of October when he beat world no.1 Jannik Sinner 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Beijing to win his 17th career title.
Currently, during this season the Spaniard owns a composed 48-9 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. The Spaniard got to the final in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.357 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never competed against each other up to now on the main tour.
The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz got to the final in Paris (Olympics).
The Spaniard won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Badosa in Beijing, ranking, and results in 2024
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Currently ranked no.19, Paula has achieved a compiled 34-16 win-loss record in 2024. The Spaniard is now playing in Beijing where she defeated Unknown Player bye, the world no.51 Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-2, the world no.61 Rebecca Sramkova 7-5 7-5, the world no.3 Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-0 and the world no.595 Shuai Zhang 6-1 7-6(4).
Paula Badosa will take on the world no.6 Coco Gauff in the semifinal. Their record is 3-2 for Badosa.
Badosa has won 1 title in 2024 in Washington.
The Spaniard won 4 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts and 1 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
Badosa is scheduled to compete next in Wuhan (Wuhan Open). She will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of October.