Paula Badosa He looked worriedly at the world ranking that had just come out of the oven. New landing, at the end of the world top-100, just closing before facing the Australian Open. “It’s hard for me to see it and think about it,” acknowledged person No. 2 in the classification and scheduled on this occasion on a small Court 6 of Melbourne Park.
A vertebral stress fracture marks the entry into a different dynamic. He appeared in May 2023 in Rome, his test at Wimbledon did not go well and he had to withdraw from his last return for this new season.
After many days lying on the couch, due to the need to heal the injury, as he explained, he found a small but important reward for being the first after a long rest.
195 days later, more than six months, Paula Badosa26 years old, has once again met with success, which he has not known since the opening of Wimbledon 2023 against Alison Riske. I couldn’t stand another American. Bernarda Peraa few days ago at the WTA in Adelaide, he managed to defeat the North American Taylor Townsend27 years old and number 73, in his return to the Australian Open.
He destroyed Badosa, 6-1 and 6-3 in less than an hour, in 58 minutes. A rush of adrenaline, of self-esteem. Good serving and hitting short balls by every opponent, a good doubles specialist who likes to apply pressure by going up to the net. Released the Catalan, who will next face a tougher opponent, the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 32 years old and number 46, is recovering on the ground after a serious knee injury. Three quarterfinals in Australia, the Roland Garros 2021 finalist, defeated the Croatian Donna Vekic by 6-4 and 6-4.
There is no official record in between Badosa and Pavlyuchenkova, and no one in Townsend. The one from Begur focused on himself. Nine aces, three break balls saved against in a row. Dominant (23 winners) with judgment (7 unforced errors). The game I need to get rid of.
Source: La Verdad
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