WTA Roundup: Mayar Sherif Wins Iasi Title After Paula Badosa Retires

WTA roundup: Mayar Sherif wins Iasi title after Paula Badosa retires

Egypt's Mayar Sherif claimed her first title in nearly four years Monday after Spain's Paula Badosa retired in the final of the Iasi Open in Romania. In a match moved back from Sunday due ​to rain, Sherif was up 6-4, 4-0 when Badosa was ‌forced to bow...

Tennis: Paula Badosa’s Iași Retirement Exposes the Cruelest Side of a Comeback

BADOSA APOLOGIZED FOR SOMETHING HER BODY WOULD NOT LET HER CONTROL Paula Badosa wanted to finish the final in Iași. That much is obvious from the frustration surrounding her retirement and from the apology she directed toward the crowd afterward. For a professional athlete, withdrawing during a championship match represents one of the most uncomfortable endings possible. There is no final point that cleanly separates winner from loser, no comple…

Paula Badosa Retires Hurt as Title Dream Comes to Painful End at Iasi Open

Paula Badosa‘s nine-match winning streak came to an end in the most heartbreaking way possible at the Iasi Open final. After losing the first set 6-4 to Mayar Sherif, the Spaniard also went on to lose the first four games of the second set before eventually deciding to retire from the contest. However, the reason behind her retirement doesn’t appear to be an injury, but physical discomfort. Notably, Badosa has been playing regularly ever since t…

Paula Badosa suffers major heartbreak, forced to retire from Iasi Open final

Paula Badosa's resurgence suffered a heartbreaking setback after the Spaniard retired from the Iasi Open final against Mayar Sherif while trailing 6-4, 4-0, ending her nine-match winning streak.