Paula Badosa continues at Roland Garros. The Catalan player on Thursday earned the pass in the third round after defeating Slovenian Kaja Juvan 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in a very hard game of almost two and a half hours that is hard at times.
After a great start where he was able to impose his superiority from behind the court and dominate the game almost at will, the number 4 in the world saw how doubts began to attack him.
At 5-2, Juvan decided to diversify his game even more, with the continued decline ruining the Spaniards ’speed, to whom the ball seemed to weigh on a morning marked by cloudy skies and humidity.
The Slovenian was able to equalize at 5, where Badosa pulled in gallons to destroy his rival’s service again and, this time, close out the first round 7-5.
Mirage
It is a mirage. The start of the second went on to show Juvan’s increasing confidence that he was able to make Badosa uncomfortable. The first 2-2 gave way to three consecutive games for the Slovenian who left the set seen for penalty. After one final run from the third seed, Juvan sealed the set to serve 6-3.
Everything was still cloudy, as well as in the head of Paula Badosa, who started the third and final set lost in service. His rival, who sought medical help for back problems, continued to play at a high level, while he seemed to find no resource to rise above the mess he had entered.
Fortunately for him, it wasn’t. The second game was marked by a decisive turning point. That break (1-1) gave way to three more games that brought the set to a comfortable 4-1 that there is no going back.
Badosa started to serve better and took the initiative in the game against a tired rival (they reached the final this week in Strasbourg) and was somewhat physically exhausted to still be able to win another game (4-2).
That was the last blow of the Slovenian player, who was run over for a Badosa who comes out stronger after a tricky day which can be very expensive.
“I expected a tough match, Juvan was playing well. But I’m very happy with how I respond now on the track“, said Badosa, who admitted that there was a” bad time “because” too much twitter “.
“But I tried to stay calm and return to my aggressive game and things started to get better.“Said the tennis player, who admitted that although he played his right hand, he was left -handed in life.
Now they will be seen in the third round with Russian Veronika Kudermetovaa rival they lost this season in the Madrid and Indian Wells tournaments, after losing in three previous duels.
Source: La Verdad
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