Paula Badosa of Spain won the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Sunday for her first victory following a back injury, beating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in a rain-interrupted match. The 26-year-old Badosa, ranked as high as No. 2 in the world, was sidelined six months last year because of a stress fracture.
WASHINGTON — Paula Badosa of Spain won the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Sunday for her first victory following a back injury, beating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in a rain-interrupted match.
The 26-year-old Badosa, ranked as high as No. 2 in the world, was sidelined six months last year because of a stress fracture. She has four WTA Tour victories, also winning in 2021 at Belgrade and Indian Wells and in January 2002 in Sydney. The match was delayed for about 40 minutes early in the first game of the third set. On Saturday in the semifinals, Bouzkova rallied to beat top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belaus 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 after a long weather delay in the third set.In the men’s final, fourth-seeded Sebastian Korda faceed 10th-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy in the men’s final, with both looking for their first ATP Tour title.
Korda also was trying to become the first American to win the Washington event since Andy Roddick in 2007. Korda’s father, Petr, won the 1992 Washington title, and sisters Nelly and Jessica are golf stars.
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