Badosa, after falling in Australia: "I have earned merits to deserve this defeat"

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Spanish women's tennis was left without representation in the individual draw of this 2026 Australian Open after Paula Badosa's elimination against Oksana Selekhmeteva. We'll tell you what her feelings were after the defeat.

Good and bad news for Paula Badosa at this 2026 Australian Open. The bad news is that her journey ended sooner than expected, in a second round where she was overcome by Oksana Selekhmeteva in straight sets. The good news, always focusing on the positive, is that she did not suffer any physical discomfort, so her body was not her main enemy this time. However, her ranking will not make it easy for her going forward after not being able to defend the semifinals she reached here last year. These were her statements on Eurosport microphones before saying goodbye to Melbourne.

Badosa analyzes her elimination in Australia

"I'm not happy, obviously. I think she deserves credit, of course, but I also believe that I have done things to deserve this defeat. I haven't played great tennis, I'm finding it a bit hard to feel like myself, but I guess it's part of the process."

Physically, within a process

"I'm fine in that aspect, the body is responding well, which is good news. Ultimately, after all, that's the most important thing, so I have to stick with that. Now what I need is to keep playing several matches in a row to feel like myself again as soon as possible."

Long-term mentality

"Obviously, this season has just begun, my hopes are still intact, the same objectives remain. Right now, I'm far from them; when I'm competing, I still feel far from that desired level. I see myself better in training, that's true, so hopefully, I can soon translate it to competition matches. I need months, unfortunately, it's not the first time this has happened, I've been in this situation before, it's something I know perfectly, I know what process I have to go through."

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