MIAMI: World number one Ashleigh Barty crashed out of the Charleston WTA quarter-finals 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 2nd round.
“I’m still a little bit shocked,” Badosa admitted in a post-match TV interview, adding that when Barty’s final forehand reeled out of court “I was, like, ‘What just happened?’
“But I’m quite happy with my match,…
