India, Sept. 4 -- Paula Badosa is taking on Coco Gauff in the second round of the 2026 US Open on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Spanish former world No. 2 reached the round after beating Daria Kasatkina and has a 5-3 career head-to-head record against the No. 4 seed.

Here are five things to know about Paula Badosa:

Badosa was born in Manhattan to Spanish parents Josep Badosa and Mireia Gibert, who worked in fashion and art in New York in the 1990s. Her family moved back to Spain when she was around seven.

She has a younger sister, Jana, who is about 10 years younger than her.

Badosa is 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall.

Badosa was previously in a high-profile, on-and-off relationship with Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas. The pair began dating...