Badosa: "I was born to play on big stages"

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Paula Badosa is already in the quarterfinals of the US Open 2024, matching her best result in Grand Slam tournaments, after those achieved at Roland Garros 2021. Following her quick victory over the Chinese Yafan Wang (6-1 6-2), Paula appeared happy in the press conference, knowing that she is gradually regaining her great level and with total motivation to keep dreaming of something that could be very significant in New York.

- Handling nerves as the favorite

Although playing a match where she had nerves of steel, Paula stated that she struggled to see herself as the favorite: "I think that was the challenging part today, that maybe I was the favorite. There have been other occasions where I didn't handle it well because I've lost several times in the fourth round and today I was quite nervous, but I handled the pressure quite well."

She was happy with her game, improving day by day: "I played very aggressively and my forehand worked very well, especially on my service games. I think I'm playing well in this tournament and today I was able to show it."

- Possibility of facing Gauff in the quarterfinals

The Spanish and the American have faced each other five times before, with a positive head-to-head for Badosa by 3-2, although if they meet, the American plays at home and where she was crowned last year with her first Grand Slam: "It's always a battle against Coco," she commented, "what she has achieved in tennis is fantastic, she is a very tough opponent. She is also a great girl, very inspiring, young, and mature." Paula recalled the last time they played: "I expect powerful serves and very good backhands. A battle, like the last one we had in Rome, where I lost by small details. It will be tough, and we would play against her home crowd, but I like challenges and I'm really looking forward to it. I was born to play on big stages."

- Considering retirement

"Every day I woke up, I felt pain. For me, with all due respect, tennis doesn't make sense if I'm not at the top. I want to be one of the best players in the world and play in the later rounds of each tournament. I don't think it makes sense to continue if I were in the ranking from two months ago; mentally, it's hard for me to be at that point. What makes me happy is where I am now."

"At times, I thought about a life without tennis, losing early in tournaments and not knowing what to do, but I always had that small part of faith in myself, that belief that I could come back. It was a process I had to trust, and I promised my coach to give my all this year and see if it could work. And it does! So, I can't complain," concluded a happy Paula.

Paula Badosa will face Coco Gauff or Emma Navarro in the quarterfinals during the day of Tuesday, September 3, with time and court yet to be confirmed, although it's most likely that the organization will choose the largest stage for this match, at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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