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ROME — Paula Badosa showed signs of her former top-five form during a 6-2, 6-3 victory over 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the first round of the Italian Open. 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. She's now No. 126. Badosa jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set before a 45-minute rain delay and then picked up where she left off against the 40th-ranked Andreeva. Ana Bogdan beat 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-1. The men's tournament on the red clay of the Foro Italico starts on Wednesday.
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