How cruel is tennis! How it can destroy anyone’s dreams in a minute. Suddenly. Individual sport, no partner to lean on in times of trouble. Paula Badosa fell, she experienced one of the most painful defeats of her career, at this moment and gave her resolution.
Paula Badosa, 26 years old and world no 29, said goodbye to the US Open, the American Emma Navarro, 23 years old and no. It was a painful resolution for the Spaniard, who suddenly suffered from the vertigo of high competition. Nerves were so treacherous, they had no mercy on the Catalan, who was blocked to lead 5-1 in the second set, where he had two serves to close it out.
He can’t. The good tennis he was able to show after an opening was also weighed down by tension. In an instant, from 5-1 Badosa to 5-7, a partial 0-6 for Navarro, who won 19 of the last 22 points. A fact that confirms the suffering of the woman from Begur, who endured tears that threatened to flow during her debut on the center court of Flushing Meadows, the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Paula Badosa’s brilliant summer had the worst possible ending. Unworthy. But he failed to overcome the pending issue of the Grand Slam quarterfinals. Nerves did not allow her to perform against Slovenian Tamara Zidansek at Roland Garros 2021, they were also the worst opponent at US Open 2024.
The Washington tournament champion and semifinalist in Cincinnati suffered its third elimination in 17 games on the North American tour. Profit because it means Bados is back among the best, with a temporary return to the world top-20 when not so many months ago it was outside the top-100.
Source: La Verdad
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