What the Spanish woman has had to suffer Paula Badosa In the space of the last year only she knows exactly. The stress injury to a lumbar vertebra led to chronic back problems, as she herself revealed days ago.
He promised to deliver, and initiated a series of changes that are not doing him any harm at the WTA 1000 in Rome. She got his old physical trainer back, David Antona. He later dropped the ‘bomb’, the sentimental breakup with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
She was already at the Foro Italico, where the Catalan, 26 years old and world number 126, has done what she had not done, nor could she do. She has won three consecutive matches, reaching the round of 16.
Spain’s Paula Badosa in action during her 3rd round match against Diana Shnaider.
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His best result since he reached the quarterfinals in the same tournament in Rome, twelve months ago. After beating the Russian Mirra Andreeva and the American Emma NavarroBadosa came back to eliminate the Russian Diana Schneider20 years old and number 62, by 5-7, 6-4 and 6-4 in 2h.35′.
The former world No. 2, in heroic mode. Trying to open a new door to take the path to recovery. She will face the American in the fourth round in Rome Coco Gauffwinner of the Romanian Jaqueline Christian 6-1, 0-6 y 6-3.
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Badosa suffered, as he delivered a very hard-fought initial set and his 5-1 lead in the third set gradually disappeared. He did not finish off the victory with the match ball at 5-2, but instead lost one of the two breaks of advantage (5-3). At 5-4 he served again for the match, and finished without blinking, with a blank ‘game’.
Paula Badosa celebrates a point.
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It is a good sign that he has navigated through moments that are as complicated as they are different, that he has endured a demanding marathon duel. If the physicist answers, green shoots in the Italian capital, the event that he warns of the proximity of Roland Garros.
This week’s relevance was translated Badosa in his intense and prolonged scream celebrating success. Satisfaction. Also liberation. She drew a heart with her hands addressed to the Roman fans, who enjoyed Paula again.
