Paula Badosa He was definitely reunited with his best version in the city where he was born 26 years ago. He really wants to be famous in New York, he already has. He will enter the quarterfinals of the last Grand Slam tournament of the season for the first time in his career, in his fifth participation.
Maintaining a tremendous level of tennis, physically and mentally. A complete set that underlined the natural skills of the Spaniard, who came from a complex back injury, which misled the second half of 2023, which threatened to leave him in tennis, which still needs to be monitored, but allowed a truce. and breathed more energy and passion into Badosa.
Badosa plays his role as the favorite against the Chinese very well Yafan Wang30 years old and number 80, which he beat 6-1 and 6-2 in one hour and 21 minutes. Huge, knows how to handle the pressure of feeling like a favorite. She has said a lot coming back from a match point against Elena-Gabriela Ruse. A message of strength, that the event will be pressed to the end.
He will face in the quarterfinals one of the American stars, either the current champion, Coco Gauff, or the developing Emma Navarro. Badosa is ready for anything once he reaches the quarterfinals at Roland Garros 2021. He had a negative experience with the Slovenian. Tamara Zidansek. He knew he had let a good opportunity slip away, drowning in Begur’s nerves.
More expert, with many overcomes, he makes history. He wants to get past those quarterfinals, but he is now only the fourth Spanish tennis player to reach the penultimate round of the US Open. Replace from Carla Suarezquarterfinalist in 2018, seeking to remember the semifinals of Conchita Martinez, in 1996. And he would fulfill a dream by republishing the success of Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1994.
When Badosa deploys talent, it’s great. He didn’t give Wang a break, holding his serve despite eight break points against him and seven double faults. Teaches resistance, resilience.
Champion at washington, semifinalist in Cincinnati. His North American tour was great, with 14 matches won in 16. He will return to the world top-20, when in May he found himself out of the top-100 and surrendered at the Paris Olympic Games looking for points in rank. While the medals were being distributed at Roland Garros, he won 500 in Washington, where this adventure began that continues.
“It was so cold I thought I was going to die, but I was ready to stay for three hours if necessary,” said Badosa, who competed under the roof of Louis Armstrong Stadium, the second from the Billie Jean Kin Tennis Center.
“I don’t want to cry. Last year I couldn’t play because of an injury. It’s a dream come true. Months ago I thought of leaving this sport because my body wasn’t responding and now I’m with the best,” said the Spaniard with satisfaction.
Source: La Verdad
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