Nothing is more appreciated than when you are not around. You know Paula Badosa, who suffered disability for six months due to a delicate injury to a vertebra. The kind that prevents a lot of movement, which brought the hyperactive girl from Girona to the couch longer than expected.
The Catalan has been through a lot at the age of 26. Roland Garros junior champion, many expectations have been created that he cannot handle for a long time and his mental health has been shaken. He found his way after much effort, climbing to number two in the world, establishing himself among the elite. A stress fracture in a vertebra, in May 2023, and starting again.
Low, falling in the ranking to the current 100th position. Risk situation amended to Australian Open, whose last edition was lost due to a thigh muscle injury. He had time to do a long preseason. In this work, he combined a passion for the game fueled by a desire to compete again.
A well-shaken cocktail is the cause Badass Melbourne smiled again. Approaching his best version, that of a dominant tennis player from the serve, with a lot of power and a variety of shots. A top that corrects the logical lack of filmmaking with attitude and class.
When Paula Badosa someone likes and attracts, falls in love. He did it again in the second round in Australia, in his third game back from injury. A rare victory over the Russians Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-2 and 6-3 in one hour and 12 minutes. As against Taylor Townsend, resolves in two sets and holds her serve throughout the match.
The Girona native was shocked Pavlyuchenkova, 32 years old and number 46. The Russian reacted, he also knows the physical problems. He underwent surgery in mid-2022 due to a serious knee injury. It ends a trajectory that includes a final at Roland Garros 2021 and three appearances in the Australian quarterfinals, where Badass The best result is the round of 16 in 2022.
Badass It flew in favor of the wind, it also resisted the challenge posed by the rival. He overcame five break points against him in the first set, which he closed out by going up 15-40, which he finished with two consecutive aces.
Well done again the student of Pol Toledo on noisy Runway 6, with an adjacent bar. Solid, ambitious, she never let Pavlyuchenkova grow any further. Relaxed and with his batteries charged, Badosa entered the round of 16 with a high score.
The sensations were amazing, the statistics confirmed it: 31 winners, only 13 unforced errors, 9 aces and 4 double faults. It reflects decision, as well as liberation. It has been released.
On Friday, duel with the American Amanda Anisimova22 years old and 442 in the world because he stopped playing in May last season because “I couldn’t bear going to the court anymore. The priority is my mental well-being.”
The American, a semi-finalist at Roland Garros 2019, entered a dangerous dynamic when he suddenly lost his father and coach in 2020, from a myocardial infarction at the age of 52. Try tennis again. He beat Argentina Nadia Podoroska in the second round, 6-2 and 6-3, after eliminating Russian top seed Liudmila Samsonova in the first round.
Badosa, who faces another unprecedented clash on the WTA Tour, is the third in a row without previous Australian references. He is enjoying himself and there is no rush. Two victories, with good tennis, is too much for him at this point.
Source: La Verdad
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