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Paula Badosa defeated Panna Udvardy 6-4, 7(7)-6(2) — Iași Open 2026 Quarterfinal.
Panna Udvardy and Paula Badosa: Paula Badosa leads 2–0 across 2 recorded meetings.
Break points were the entire margin. Seven chances apiece, and Paula Badosa converted three of hers to Panna Udvardy's two, a one-break edge that stretched across both sets. Only the rankings scored this as a surprise — the Spaniard opened the season at WTA No. 25 and arrived at No. 141 — and the market still priced Badosa a 71 percent favorite over the fifth seed. Udvardy broke in game 2 for 2-0 and again in game 6 for 4-2 in the second set, but Badosa, seven double faults and all, reclaimed both breaks, then ceded just two points in the tiebreak to close one minute shy of two hours and book a semifinal at the Iași Open.