The reigning US Open champion shrugged off persistent serving woes to edge into the quarterfinals at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.

Badosa was ranked as high as No. 2 before she missed the second half of last year due to a back injury that has also slowed her this season.

The former No. 2 made a winning return to Internazionali BNL d’Italia after announcing that she and Tsitsipas had parted ways, following a year of dating.

Andreeva revealed she has wanted to face the 2021 BNP Paribas Open champion and the teenager will get that chance at the 2024 Internazionli BNL d’Italia.

But meanwhile, in Rome, Ons Jabeur snatched some quality one-one-one time with Sabalenka's "tour soulmate" Paula Badosa.

"We have shared a journey filled with love and learning, and it is as friends with immense mutual respect that we now choose to move forward on our own paths," she said on social media.

The former Madrid champion is in good spirits at the Caja Mágica after back-to-back wins for the first time in 2024.

The 37-year-old Spaniard said Wednesday he would not play in Paris if he arrives there feeling the same way that he is feeling ahead of his opening match in Madrid this week.

The former world No. 2, who has dealing with a back injury that forced her to miss three major tournaments in 2023, opened up about the struggle to keep playing.

"Thank you Garbi for giving so much to Spanish tennis," Badosa wrote in a heartfelt post on social media.