Paula Badosa is another top-seeded player to be out of the US Open 2022 after losing to Petra Martic by 1-2 (7:6, 1;6, 2:6), in a match that lasted a little more than 2 hours.
The serve and the unforced errors made the difference in the match, as Paula Badosa made 31 unforced errors and had only 60% of the first serve, while Petra Martic made only 19 unforced errors and made 10 aces.
The first set was running without breaks and reached the tiebreak, which was won by the Spanish player with 7-5. In the second and third set, however, Petra Martic made 2 breaks each and tuned over the match, winning by 2-1.
In the next round, Petra Martic will face Victoria Azarenka.
The 8th-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich and qualified for the third round, where will face the Chinese Yue Yuan, who eliminated Irina Begu by 2-0 (6:3, 7:6).
Another Chinese player Qinwen Zheng also advanced to the third round after defeating Anastasia Potapova by 2-0 (7:6, 7:6).
