Spanish star Paula Badossa ready for Dubai World Tennis League – News

Badossa to join Falcons’ Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov and Arina Sabalenka

Spanish tennis star Paula Badossa. (Reuters)

Spain’s number one Paola Badossa is eagerly looking forward to joining Serbian legend Novak Djokovic and women’s world number one Iga Swiatek in the World Tennis League in classy fashion End her year.

The unique event, which will take place at the 17,000-seat Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai from December 19-24, will feature 18 of the world’s best players in four teams who will compete in the first five nights The competition is played in a round robin format for a place in the final.

Each match will be played in men’s singles, women’s singles and mixed doubles, divided into two sets, and if the two sets are tied, a tiebreaker will be played at the end.

Not only can ticket holders enjoy world-class tennis, they can also dance late into the night to some of the best music acts in the world, including Tiësto, deadmau5, Wizkid, Armin van Buuren, Mohamed Ramadan or Niyo.

“I can’t wait for you to see the best player in the world, see you soon” Paula Badosa said

Badossa will join the Falcons’ Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov and Arina Sabalenka. The other three teams vying for the trophy also include a host of world-class stars and they are:

Badossa is a citizen of the world. Born in New York City to Spanish parents, she trained in Barcelona and doesn’t travel far to play in the World Tennis League while living in Dubai. Ranked as high as No. 2 in the world earlier this year, she has won three WTA titles so far, and this year at Wimbledon, the former French Open junior champion defeated two Champion Petra Kvitova.

Another highlight of her 2022 season will be lifting the trophy in Sydney, with semi-finals in Indian Wells, Stuttgart and San Jose and back-to-back quarter-finals in Miami and Charleston.

“Paola Badossa follows in the footsteps of other Spanish standouts, including Aranteza Sanchez Vicario and Conchita Martinez,” said WTL chief executive Scott Davidoff.

“Her parents both work in the fashion industry and Paula wanted to be a model at a young age and we are delighted that she has chosen a career in tennis, a decision that has brought her great success and led her to join a Outstanding field of top players participating in ‘The Greatest Show On Court’.”