Badosa, after the bitter defeat at the US Open: “I was a complete disaster”

Paula Badosa She reignited sportingly and emotionally this summer with a title at the WTA 500 in Washington and the semifinals of the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati. Also in the quarterfinals of the US Open, entered the top eight, but the outcome was far from expected. Not because of the elimination at the hands of American Emma Navarro, but because of how the Spaniard fell after leading 5-1 in the second set. He lost the match 2-6, 5-7.

“The first thing I wanted to do, if I’m honest, was to leave the track. In the end, when you’re too bad with negative thoughts, you want to leave because in the end you become an ant,” she confessed.

“The first time this happened to me in my career, losing a set 5-1. There is always a first time for everything, so unfortunately, now it has to be like that. I don’t know. I still have to think about “What it happened, because I had two games on serve. I started losing, I don’t know, almost 20 points in a row. It’s very strange for me because I’m a fairly consistent player, so I’m not expecting it either.” he said.

From the very beginning, he didn’t feel as well as he had in the past few days. “I wanted to win so much that sometimes that doesn’t help at all. Not even at 5-1 did I feel like myself on the court. Since I entered the court I couldn’t handle the situation, the emotions, well . I’m an absolute disaster.”

The summary makes the situation more positive. “Now I say it’s a disaster, but when I started in Washington I would sign these results, for sure. That’s what I’m proud of myself. I don’t know how to handle it as a Grand Slam, which is your dream. This happened to me three years ago (in Tamara Zidansek at Roland Garros),” he said.

The season continues. “When you see the difference from when I was in Madrid, not in the 100, until now, I wish I had signed, obviously. I want the top 10, when I’m in the top 10, I want the top 5. It’s always the same happening to me,” he said. Badass.