Paula Badosa (11) commented at the press conference after his loss in the semifinals of the Australian Open last June He believes he is in the top-5 of players who have won the most games.
“I think since June… I haven’t looked at it, but when I was following the others, I think I’m in the top-5 of players who have won the most games so far. I like it here“Actually, in the top-10 or top-5,” explained the Catalan, who fell to number 1, her friend Aryna Sabalenka, 6-4 and 6-2.
Badosa revealed that he saw the Belarusian play in the first and second round matches and commented that the level in those matches was not that far from him, but his performance on Friday could be among the five best of his career.
“It’s not that he played the best game of the week, I dare say that of the last few months as well.”, he said. “If you ask me today, that she has played a game that is in the top-5 of her life, yes, of course I am far from her. But when I play one of the best matches of my life, she might say that too,” argued the Spaniard, who compared the sensations she has when facing Sabalenka or Swiatek.
“Iga destroyed me physically… with Aryna everything is winning blows. “Sometimes I just walk on the court because I feel like I’m playing PlayStation,” he explained.
Regarding the grade awarded in this contest, Paula gives herself “a 9, because with a 10 you know what it’s going to look like. Right now I’m giving myself a 9”.
Sabalenka, who will play in the final this Saturday against the Polish Iga Swiatek (2) or the American Madison Keys (19), He promised after the crash that he would give his friend Badosa what she wanted the next time they went shopping.
“I’ll get him to buy the rather expensive one since they’ve doubled the prize money in the tournament”, he answered between laughs.
Source: La Verdad
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