The Spanish Paula Badosaeleventh seed, commented in the press conference after his victory in the round of 16 of the Australian Open that he believes he is one of the players who has won the most matches since the middle of last year and, therefore, the confidence is there .
“I think I have a very good dynamic, I have been playing a lot of games since the middle of last year, I think I am one of the players who have won the most games, so I think the confidence is there,” explained the Girona native , who beat the Serbian Olga Danilovic and they will face each other in the quarterfinals with the American Coco Gauff, third in the world, a player with whom he maintains 3-3 head-to-head.
“I think it can be a mix, but I think mentally, it’s going to be quite mental, but Coco seems to me to be one of the best in the world mentally, so he seems to be my opponent, so mentally. it will be difficult battle.” “She’s always been like that,” he said, referring to Gauff coming back from the opening set of Swiss Belinda Bencic, to confirm her place in the quarterfinals.
The only hope of the Spaniard to be present in the women’s team also expressed that she thinks the fast conditions, resulting from the intense heat, could benefit her.
If I have a good day in the service, if my legs are strong, I think this is something that will help me. Yes, it is complicated, I agree with you that it changes a lot from one day to the next. I remember the first two rounds playing indoors, and it was totally different. Then the third round was very difficult for me because of the wind and heat. Today at least it’s not windy,” he added.
Finally, Badosa revealed that the Rod Laver Arenaa stage on which it has not yet debuted in 2025, perhaps slower than Margaret Court, the stage hosting its duel this Sunday.
“I think the center is a little slower, that bounces a little more, because of the memory I have of the previous years I played. It could be an advantage, maybe he’s a little more used to it, but I don’t think it’s something that influences the outcome of the match,” he commented on the fact that Gauff played three of his four matches at center , and the Spanish were absent.
Source: La Verdad

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