Paula Badosa This is not for half measures. Acute back injury does not allow this, because you do not know what will happen the next day, if the lower back will rebel even in hours or minutes, when the effect of the injection begins to weaken. The ranking also does not allow a moment of rest for the Catalan, with the 26-year-old fighting tooth and nail to return to the world elite.
There is pressure, but it is part of the daily life of a tennis player, because he always wants more, whether from the bottom or the top. He came from behind, after a long absence due to an illness that complicated and put a damper on his performance.
Badosa chose to rebel against the elements. In the face of adversity, more strength. He was already in the hole, wanting to hang up his racket in despair. He was hardened by blows, by mental breakdowns that were hard to handle.
He is not giving up now either. And he finds small rewards that pave the way. The round of 16 in Rome, also the third round of Roland Garros, was of great importance, although they lost to Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenkarespectively.
He turned his back on the Olympic Games because it has only two more tournaments with a protected ranking, to directly enter the important draws, and Paris 2024 will not distribute the necessary WTA ranking points.
He scored 108 more for his tally, securing a return to the top-100 from his current 113th position. I cannot enter the individual WTA Berlinstepped on the grass through doubles with his Belarusian friend Victoria Azarenka. An invitation opened the door to another German WTA on grass, Bad Homburg, and she definitely entered.
He’s in the quarterfinals, a round he hasn’t known since Rome 2023. He beat the German Jule Niemeier 24 years old and world number 96, leaving the first seed, the Greek Maria Sakkari, He once got a place in the draw as a ‘lucky loser’, the lucky loser in the qualifying round. Thanks for a last minute drop in.
The outcome of the opening set was disappointing, but then Badosa made a wild comeback, winning 4-6, 6-2 and 6-1 in 1h.52′. This Wednesday he will meet a rival, emerging from the clash between the Russians Diana Schneider, 21 years old and world number 28, and the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska24 years old and No. 28 WTA.
Two victories in a row for Badosa, more green shoots with Wimbledon on the horizon. And in your situation every step is giant. This continues the strong gaming trend of recent weeks. He showed no mercy to Niemeier when he was released. He went to him, he let him down, which led to the error: 39 unforced from the German (12 double faults), twenty more than the Spaniard, who took him off the track.
Source: La Verdad
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