Paula Badosa was forced to retire on Friday in the 32nd round of Wimbledon. But obviously, everyone had not followed that on the side of the journalists.
The time when Paula Badosa occupied the second place in the WTA ranking is more and more distant. And if the Spanish player has now fallen to thirty-fifth in the world, it is neither more nor less because of a succession of injuries. Back in class for the grass season, the one who has a romantic relationship with Stefanos Tsitsipas again relapsed and was forced to retire on Friday, during the match against Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk (2-6, 0-1, ab.). A meeting that some have obviously forgotten to watch.
And this is not the best effect when you come face to face with the player at a press conference. Convinced that Paula Badosa had just emerged victorious from her meeting, a journalist then addressed a question to her in front of an almost speechless Spaniard. ” Congratulations on your victory. You have missed several matches due to injuries, can you tell us about your condition and your current level? Faced with this, the interviewee therefore tried to put her interlocutor back on the right track. ” For your information, I just lost. I did not win. »
When the interviewer thinks you’ve won… but you didn’t 😬
This was one awkward press conference for Paula Badosa #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/sz7UrATG8p
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But the journalist did not seem to understand, despite a second explanation from the translator present, and asked his question again. Courteous, Paula Badosa answered him one last time: “ I don’t feel my best. I just gave up, so yeah, I’d like to feel better. “A lunar sequence that the Iberian player will want to forget as quickly as her Wimbledon 2023.
2023-07-08 09:13:50
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