The Catalan Paula Badosaeleventh seed, assured the press conference after his victory in the third round of the Australian Open that he needs to approach his next match in a “more practical and less emotional” way.
“Take it like it’s just another day. I don’t need to make it any bigger. I have to focus on what I have to do, be more practical and less emotional. It’s the secret, I’m trying to fool myself. “We will have to not think much until tomorrow night,” explained a Badosa who admitted that he was distracted by the television program The Island of Temptations.
“Temptation Island disconnects me a lot. “It helps me a lot,” he says with a laugh when asked about a routine that helps him disconnect.
The only hope of the Spaniard with options in the women’s team also revealed that it was positive to see the stress of an opponent, after his rival and friend, the Ukrainian. Marta Kostyukended up in tears due to nerves during a stretch of the third set.
“That they were so overwhelmed, and they showed that it was perfect. He had doubts with the serve and those are points in his favor,” added Badosa, who also clarified that he had spoken to his coach. Pol Toledo and not his companion, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, when he commented in one of the exchanges that he should come out and play.
“My coach is with me. If they say Stefanos there will be more views. I communicate with my coach and Stefanos is emotionally supportive. It was very windy and asked me to do some things that I couldn’t do. It was hard, mentally I accepted it in some sections and my level went up,” commented a Badosa who will face American Jessica Pegula (7) or Serbian Olga Danilovic in the round of 16.
Source: La Verdad
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