The effort of Paula Badosa deserved a bigger reward, but his end at Roland Garros was dramatic, a bit harsh because from the appreciation of conquering the first set he went in a few moments to the shock of Aryna Sabalenka.
badass, 26 years old and number 139, he confirmed in Paris the positive prospects outlined in Rome, but left there again with back pain, which required another injection that would allow him to tame the chronic lumbar injury and participate in the French Grand Slam.
There are many obstacles, swings of emotions. Uncertainty. He showed warrior character by coming back to reach the third round, where there was no mercy from his very good Belarusian friend, at the same age (26) and No. 2.
The two-time Australian Open champion, recent finalist on the clay of Madrid and Rome, only surpassed by the Polish Iga Swiatek, who won the 7-5 and 6-1 in 1h.17′will enter the second round of a tournament where they have already made it to the semi-finals in 2023. Badosa’s best result will continue to be in the quarterfinals in 2021.
In an initial set full of breaks, Badosa led first 4-2 and then 5-4. He served to close, but suffered a third break of service. This was the dynamic of the game, but Sabalenka suddenly took the intensity and victory up a notch, and definitely controlled the center court, a Philippe Chatrier closed due to rain and where the Spaniard was trampled for the third time in his career.
Sabalenka’s 8-0 partial, strong on the touch, as always, but showing improvement by adding some accurate drop shots to his repertoire. Not too disappointed despite the danger it posed to his tennis and that a lot of energy had to be built up on a day of slow conditions due to the damp and cold.
Badass He pointed to his temple, asked his head, but he also asked his technical box, with Pol Toledo in front, for silence, to let him do it. The Begur woman’s fight against herself and the world. Illusions, broken.
There was reason to dream despite the fact that they had lost their last four games Sabalenka, with whom he often played on the land of Stuttgart, when he injured a muscle in his leg at 3-3 in the third set.
But Sabalenka shot herself, and made Badosa’s farewell a nightmare, with a final score of 10-1. In Spanish tennis, in singles, only Carlos Alcaraz remains, who will play this Sunday in the round of 16 against the Canadian. Felix Auger-Aliassime.
“It’s hard to play with your best friend. She’s an incredible player coming back after an injury. She’s going to be back at the top very soon. It’s very difficult. But we know how to separate things. On the court we’re rivals. We push I don’t look to the other side, I just try to focus on myself and bring my best game.
Source: La Verdad
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