Badosa's win over Sakkari was her 43rd win of the year, passing Ashleigh Barty for fifth-most on the women's tour.

The champion at Indian Wells, Paula Badosa has won her last eight matches as of November 14, and she hasn’t dropped a set in her wins over Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari at the WTA Finals, where she's qualified for the knockout stage. Her breakthrough season got off to a solid if unspectacular start, but recent runs and results have had us rethinking her future. Garbine Muguruza, 28, has long been at the top of Spain’s WTA heap. But with her stellar 2021, the 24-year-old Badosa looks poised to challenge her for that spot, and for major titles, in 2022.

In her WTA Finals opener, Badosa beat Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0. How many other 6-0 sets has she won this season?

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

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What was Badosa's lowest ranking of 2021?

  • No. 93
  • No. 83
  • No. 73
  • No. 63

Before she reached the Roland Garros quarterfinals, what was Badosa's deepest run at a major in her career?

  • First round
  • Second round
  • Third round
  • Fourth round

Besides Victoria Azarenka, in the final, who was the only player to take a set from Badosa at Indian Wells?

  • Dayana Yastremska
  • Coco Gauff
  • Barbora Krejcikova
  • Ons Jabeur

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Are you like Aryna? Or more like Muguruza? Go to tennis.com/play and find out.

Are you like Aryna? Or more like Muguruza? Go to tennis.com/play and find out.

Answers:

  1. 4
  2. No. 73
  3. Fourth round
  4. Dayana Yastremska

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