Paula Badosa He said goodbye to New York after living a strange and bitter experience. Which is nothing new, because in tennis, nerves have paralyzed many relevant players. The Catalan already knows a similar feeling from the quarterfinals against the Slovenian Tamara Zidansek at Roland Garros 2021. Three years later, it was repeated at the US Open, although against an opponent for whom the prognosis was unfavorable, it was fifty percent.
The American won Emma Navarro by 6-2 and 7-5. With a unique ending to the game. Badosa fell from 5-1. He served to reach the third set at 5-2 and 5-4, but “I can’t play,” he exclaimed to his coach, Pol Toledo.
His thinking was frozen, his legs and arms were paralyzed. “I was a complete disaster, I became an ant on the track,” Arthur Ashe said of his ordeal in the middle.
Although this leaves an important recovery for the future. It has been an extraordinary summer, especially from the possibility of retirement due to a decrease in confidence based on a delicate lumbar injury, which is controlled but not resolved. Champion of Washington WTA 500, semi-finalist of Cincinnati WTA 1000 and now quarterfinalist of US Openwhere it has not gone beyond the second round, it appears in the top-20 of the world ranking, where it was outside the top-100 a few months ago.
Badosa said goodbye by sending a public statement through his social networks. He stressed that “it was really hard. I’m really sad about it. I can’t do anything but learn,” he says.
He pays attention to the lesson, which he promises to overcome next time. “One of my identifying characteristics is that I always fight and try again. So here we go,” he promised.
There was a distribution of thanks and also some messages to the ‘haters’, his detractors. “Thank you for your tremendous support. It’s incredible. It gives me the strength to keep working and improving.”
For the ‘haters’, the last sentence: “To all the haters, I’m not going to waste a lot of time because I don’t care,” he said.
“See you in the next challenges. Let’s go,” concluded Paula Badosa, 26 years old.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Robert Maynard, and I am a passionate journalist with experience in sports writing. For the last few years, I have been writing for Today Times Live. My main focus has been on sports-related stories and features. With my strong background in journalism and extensive knowledge of the industry, I am able to provide readers with well-crafted pieces that are both informative and engaging.
