Victory of courage for Paula Badosa against Emma Navarro in Rome

Paula Badosa He achieved a remarkable victory on Thursday to boost his morale and confidence. It is on second round of the WTA 1000 in Rome, on clay and at the end of a rainy day in the Italian capital. He won by 1-6, 6-4 and 6-2 in American Emma Navarro in a match where he was able to find the pattern to turn a complicated situation around.

Navarrese, number 22 in the WTA rankings, has been one of the rising players on the circuit in recent times, with Badosa battling physical problems for months. Therefore, the victory should represent a boost of confidence for the Spaniard, who has not won two in a row since the last Australian Open and also achieved them against high-level players.

It was the case of a Navarro who showed his good form in the first set where he was much superior to Badosa. It had renounced its service from the beginning and only at the last stage did it offer resistance to others. By then it is too late to avoid 6-1 on the scoreboard.

Things got more complicated for the Spaniard after giving up his serve for a 2-0 deficit in the second set. however, Badosa reacted immediately, started to break free from the court, regained the lost serve, saved a complicated game with his own and broke his rival’s serve again. Staying in tense games, he cruised to 6-4 where he reached the third set.

Badosa certainly let loose here, setting the pace of the game and with two breaks walk with authority on your serve towards a certain 6-2 which means success, but can be a good starting point to start growing in confidence. Right now, he is waiting for the third round Diana Schneider with the desire to continue to extend their match at the Foro Italico and the challenge to maintain the step forward in terms of playing after the good feelings sent this Thursday.