Badosa: "If I had a daughter, I wouldn't make her play tennis"

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Paula Badosa is going through one of her most hopeful moments of the season. The Spanish player started her participation in the WTA 250 de Iași with a victory, defeating Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina convincingly 6-3, 6-1, thus extending the positive streak that began last week with the triumph at the WTA 125 de Bastad, her first title in nearly two years.

Beyond the win, the Catalan player is getting closer to one of her main goals for the season: returning to the Top 100 of the WTA ranking to secure a spot directly in the main draw of the US Open. If she reaches the final in Romania, Badosa will mathematically ensure her return among the world's top one hundred players, a significant achievement after a year marked by injuries and lack of consistency.

Badosa gifts herself joy in Bastad

"Lifting a trophy again... Honestly, even though it was a 125 for me, it was very, very important. Perhaps more than other trophies I have won because of its significance and the momentum I had. For me, it was crucial to feel like a winner again, to compete for five consecutive days and have my body respond, to be competitive again."

"This championship I won last week means a lot more and gives me much more confidence than people might imagine. I had been waiting for this for a long time, to be able to be consistent and steady again, something that characterized me a lot and that I had lost this year."

Badosa is filled with hope: "I'm regaining the Paula I used to be"

"I believe that the consistency I had a few years ago is what made me one of the best in the world. This year, I had ten tough months in that regard and had lost a bit of my essence. I think now, little by little, I'm starting to rediscover who Paula Badosa is on the court."

Asked about the psychological impact of winning or losing, the Catalan player was very honest. "I would like to say that you should always remain the same, whether you win or lose. But unfortunately, it's not like that. A victory gives you a boost of confidence and immense joy. You see that it's all worth it. A loss, on the other hand, makes you lose confidence, be more insecure, and see things in a more negative light. Still, losses have taught me a lot. When you lose, you analyze better what you can do to improve in the future. That's the positive side of it."

Badosa opens up about the toughness of tennis

"It's not easy. The injury is something I always have in mind when I'm playing. There are days when I can't control it and I can't play. But for now, we are managing it well. My team, the doctor, the physio... we have constant control. There are moments when I get scared, like today, but my body keeps responding."

The most striking reflection came when she was asked if she would choose tennis again if she could start over. "I have thought about this many times. I don't know. It's a very tough road. I have gone through very difficult times to get to where I am, and all of that leaves many scars." "I think I would answer yes because it has made me a very strong woman capable of fighting for everything. But if I had a daughter, I wouldn't have her play tennis, absolutely not. I might choose to go through all of this again myself, but not for a daughter."

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