A. SABALENKA – P. BADOSA
The game is about to begin! At the service of Paula Badosa
Players will be taken to court! Good atmosphere in the Philippe Chatrier court against what is assumed to be one of the matches of the day
This will be Begur’s seventh match against Sabalenka, whom she has beaten only twice, the last at the 2021 WTA Finals
Badosa, who seems to have got his back problems under control, returned to competition at the last tournament in Madrid, after retiring in Stuttgart exactly in a match against Sabalenka
The match, which had two delays due to rain, was a carbon copy of the first round against British Katie Boulter, with the Spaniard winning 4-6, 7-5 and 6-4.
Badosa subscribes to comebacks at Roland Garros and on Thursday she signed the second of this edition of the tournament, heading to the third round, against the Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, 4-6, 6-1 and 7-5 in just two hours of play
Sabalenka, for her part, also referred to the rivalry against “her best friend”. “We both know how to handle it and we know how to separate tennis from personal life. Against her they are always great battles that I really enjoy,” she said.
Like going back to their first round match, Badosa He emphasized the “mental strength” he showed to overcome difficult moments
The Spaniard indicated that he has no problems with the back injury which comes in drag. “My back has responded well these two days, it will help me to have rest days between games, I’m feeling good,” he commented.
Badosa made sure that he left the last match against the Belarusian “with a bad taste in his mouth” and said that he does not want to repeat that feeling.
“This will be a fight that will depend a lot on how we both feel, how we are able to manage the important moments of the game. I will look for a player with very aggressive shots, with a lot of confidence and that motivates me a lot,” he said of the winner of the last two Australian Opens.
But until that moment, he said, he was having a good feeling and noted that he drew good conclusions from that crash. “I know what awaits me, but sharing the court with him is always a pleasure (…) If I don’t believe I have options, I won’t go to court. I always believe in myself and the other day in Stuttgart I showed it“, he claimed
But until that moment, he said, he was having a good feeling and noted that he drew good conclusions from that crash. “I know what awaits me, but sharing the track with him is always a pleasure (…) If I don’t believe I have options I won’t go to the track. “I believe in myself a lot and the other day in Stuttgart I showed it,” he said.
“You realize right away that he is a very intense, very active player. I’m glad I played this game.“said the Spaniard, who in the last match against the Belarusian, in the last tournament in Stuttgart, had to leave with back problems.
Badosa, 2021 quarterfinalist, He described Sabalenka as “a person with many personalities, a lovely womanalways very dynamic, even on the track”
The number 2 ranked will be looking for a place in the round of 16 against a rival coming into the event after returning, for the second round in a row, a rivalry that has been difficult for them
It will be a very special match for the Catalan, because face what he considers his best friend on the circuit, a feeling in return. “It’s always difficult to play against your best friend,” the Belarusian said after winning his second round match on Thursday.
Good afternoon! We will start the live match of the third round match at Roland Garros that will be played in a few minutes Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka
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Source: La Verdad
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