Paula Badosa makes her debut on the right foot in the Teachers Cup at the expense of Aryna Sabalenka, the favorite of the tournament

• WTA Finals Garbiñe risks his future against Krejcikova, whom he called "unprofessional" in New York

The Spanish

, tenth in the world ranking, overcame an initial scare and without discussion beat Belarusian

6-4 and 6-0 on

in the Akron Finals debut that takes place in the Mexican city of Guadalajara.

The duel began with numerous errors on both sides.

The Belarusian made a 'break' in the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead but was blurred when she had everything in her favor and disappeared from the court.

Badosa took advantage of the rival's deconcentration, breaking her serve in the seventh game and

Incisiva dominated her rival and won the first set 6-4.

What happened in the second set was a surprise.

Paula won six games in a row against an uncoordinated rival, who after losing her serve at the start, stopped fighting.

"I went for my shots with confidence and things worked out. Every game will be a battle, but I am motivated to be in Guadalajara," said the Spanish, who took advantage of

first favorite of the tournament.

In the afternoon, the Greek

, the sixth racket in the world, beat the Polish

ninth,

6-2, 6-4

, in a duel in which she made a difference with her good service.

The WTA finals, endowed with a prize pool of five million dollars, takes place with two groups of four players each, of which two will qualify for the semifinals.

This Friday, in the other group, the Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza, fifth in the world ranking, will face the Czech Barbora Krejcikova, in a crucial duel in which the loser will have everything against to try to reach the semifinals.

Shortly before, the Czech

face the Estonian

in an undefeated duel, whose winner will qualify for the best four phase.

The tournament is held in Guadalajara, western Mexico,

which has been a challenge for tennis players, forced to make adjustments in conditions in which the ball flies faster.

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