Badosa on Tsitsipas: "He is going through difficult times, but he is a champion and always will be"
The Spanish player achieves her best result at the US Open and wants more. Will she play mixed doubles with her partner?
Finally, she did it. Paula Badosa can now boast of having broken through her ceiling at the US Open, a barrier that seemed to elude her. However, she could not have better continuity to her good moment than reaching the third round of the New York tournament for the first time in her career. The city of New York, where Paula was born 26 years ago, witnessed the joy of the Catalan defeating the local player, Taylor Townsend in straight sets.
It was fifth time lucky, but the important thing is having achieved it and the way she did it. Having a great summer, the Spanish player continues to build on her feelings and also points that are placing her higher in the rankings, key to avoiding the top players in the early rounds of tournaments. Thus, in her on-court interview after defeating Townsend, Badosa talked about her feelings in the match and also about her mixed doubles participation with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Will they be playing tomorrow?
- About her game with Townsend
“She's very tough, very deceptive, and very aggressive. She was serving very well, I knew she had played many matches, with a lot of confidence, so I knew it was going to be a battle, but I'm very happy. I returned and served well, in important moments I went all in, and I'm happy that everything went as I wanted it to.”
- During match point, did you think you would reach the third round for the first time?
“I thought about it at match point. In the first one, I said to myself, ‘come on, you're going to do something you've never done before’. I know it's just the third round, but I really wanted to do it in New York. I know I played against an American today, but I also feel a bit from here because I was born here. So, thanks to the audience for coming, for supporting. Even if it wasn't for me, it's really nice to have you here.”
- Beautiful words towards Tsitsipas, will you play mixed doubles?
“I confirm it. I think we'll play tomorrow, we're looking forward to it. It's great to be able to share the court together. We spend time off the court, but also on it. It's very special at a Grand Slam, it's like a dream come true. I also want to give him recognition, he's going through tough times, but he's a champion and always will be.”
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