Paula Badosa, 25, admits she nonetheless completely remembers when she upset Ashleigh Barty on the clay courts of Charleston two years in the past. This time two years in the past, Barty was ranked at No 1 on this planet and extensively thought of top-of-the-line gamers within the girls’s recreation.
On the opposite aspect, Badosa was ranked round No 70 on this planet. Going into their Charleston quarterfinal match, Barty was thought of the large favourite to win the match. However Badosa delivered a powerful efficiency to beat Barty 6-3 6-3.
After beating Mayar Sherif 6-3 6-1 on this 12 months’s Charleston first spherical, Badosa recalled the Barty win. “It’s not possible to neglect. I used to be #70 on this planet when it began. It’s my third 12 months in a row coming again to Charleston, tremendous particular.
I really feel the love from the individuals as effectively. I’m simply working onerous & I hope it begins right here once more,” Badosa mentioned, per The Tennis Letter.
Paula Badosa on beating #1 Ash Barty in 2021: “It’s not possible to neglect.
I used to be #70 on this planet when it began. It’s my third 12 months in a row coming again to Charleston, tremendous particular. I really feel the love from the individuals as effectively. I’m simply working onerous & I hope it begins right here once more” pic.twitter.com/N7kyXIJfBx — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 4, 2023
Badosa welcomes Elina Svitolina again
This week in Charleston, former world No 3 Svitolina performed her first match since changing into a mother.
Svitolina, 28, was thought of top-of-the-line gamers within the recreation earlier than she took a break from tennis to deal with being pregnant. Badosa, a former world No 2, is completely satisfied to see Svitolina again on the WTA Tour. “It is so good to have her again.
She’s all the time been an inspiration for me. She’s a warrior on court docket, a fighter. I like these sorts of gamers. I feel it’s very inspirational. It is good to have a mom again with the very best gamers on this planet once more,” Badosa informed Ed McGrogan of tennis.com.
In the meantime, Badosa bought off to a really optimistic begin to her Charleston marketing campaign. In her Charleston Opener, Badosa routinely dealt with the enterprise towards Sherif. It stays to be seen if Badosa can win her first title of the season this week.