World No 1 Ashleigh Barty crashed out of the Charleston WTA quarterfinals on Friday, beaten in straight sets by 71st-ranked Spaniard Paula Badosa.
Badosa fired seven aces – three more than Barty – and saved 12 of 14 break points she faced on the way to a 6-4, 6-3 victory.
It’s the biggest win of Badosa’s career, the Spaniard having notched her first top-20 victory when she beat fifth-seeded Belinda Bencic in the second round.
Badosa, a former French Open junior champion, is the lowest-ranked player to beat Barty since September 2019.
