Aryna Sabalenka benefited from the abandonment of Paula Badosa (7-6 (4), 4-6, 3-3) on Wednesday evening. She’ll play the winner of the match between No 6 seed Marketa Vondrousova and Russian Anastasia Potapova in the next round
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open when Spaniard Paula Badosa retired at the Porsche-Arena on Wednesday.
Sabalenka, ranked No 2, led 7-6 (4), 4-6, 3-3 when Badosa, ranked No 93, pulled out on Wednesday at the Porsche-Arena.
Badosa took a medical time-out at the end of the second set and withdrew due to a left thigh injury.
“I think it’s very important in this competitive atmosphere to have a friend,” Sabalenka said about her close friend. “I love this girl, and I feel so bad, [she’s] not feeling her best and I literally was about to cry.
“I feel for her and I really hope that she’s gonna recover as soon as possible, and that she’ll be ready for Madrid. Once again, I’m really grateful to have such a friend like Paula.”
The Belarusian will play the winner of the match between No 6 seed Marketa Vondrousova and Russian Anastasia Potapova next.
The Spaniard defeated Russian qualifier Diana Shnaider (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament.
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