{"id":238227,"date":"2022-09-21T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T10:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/21\/top-seed-paula-badosa-bundled-out-of-tokyo-by-chinese-teen-zheng-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-09-21T10:56:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T10:56:01","slug":"top-seed-paula-badosa-bundled-out-of-tokyo-by-chinese-teen-zheng-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/21\/top-seed-paula-badosa-bundled-out-of-tokyo-by-chinese-teen-zheng-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Top seed Paula Badosa bundled out of Tokyo by Chinese teen Zheng | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>TOKYO: Spanish top seed <!-- -->Paula Badosa<!-- --> fell at the first hurdle at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Wednesday, losing 6-3, 6-2 to fast-rising Chinese teenager <!-- -->Zheng Qinwen<!-- -->. <br \/>World number four Badosa, who was eliminated in the round of 64 at the recent <!-- -->US Open<!-- -->, struggled to gain a foothold against 36th-ranked Zheng and joined number two seed <!-- -->Caroline Garcia<!-- --> in making an early exit from the tournament. <br \/>Badosa failed to hit a single ace and lost seven straight games before ending a miserable evening in the Japanese capital by swatting a return straight into the ground on match point. <br \/>The 19-year-old Zheng, who reached the last 32 at the US Open, said her win over Badosa was &#8220;not a surprise&#8221; for her. <br \/>&#8220;I always know that I have the level,&#8221; said Zheng. <br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s just when to make it. 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