Paula Badosa: “Playing the qualifying round in Spain motivates me a lot”
MADRID, 5 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The captain of the Spanish Billie Jean King Cup team, Anabel Medina, has assured that the players have “good feelings” ahead of the competition’s Finals, which will be held from November 7 to 12 in La Cartuja in Seville. , a track in which they have had “a very good adaptation.”
“It’s been a very good adaptation. The court is pleasant to play on, not very fast. The girls are feeling good and eager to play,” he said in statements provided by the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET).
The former tennis player from Torrent will count on Paula Badosa, Sara Sorribes, Rebeka Masárová, Cristina Bucsa and Marina Bassols to seek the sixth title for Spain. The team has already fully exercised on the covered tracks installed on the stadium grass.
In addition, Medina trusted that Badosa, who has not competed since Wimbledon due to injury, can offer his best version next week. “Everyone knows the level that Paula has. She is a great player. This year she has been able to compete very little due to the back injury, but it is true that if she is in good shape she is an important player on the team,” he indicated. she.
For her part, Badosa acknowledged that she no longer feels “pain” and that she is prepared to face the tournament. “It has been a very long injury and a very complicated process, but finally I no longer have pain, which is the important thing. Playing the qualifying round in Spain motivated me a lot. I knew that perhaps I was going to arrive a little tight, but I had this very clear objective “said the Catalan.
For her part, Sara Sorribes from Castellón, who by ranking will be the team’s number one, agreed with the good feelings. “I’m fine, I look prepared. This year I have played many singles and doubles tournaments and I know that my physique is ready,” she said.
Meanwhile, Rebeka Masárová arrives at the event after her best season, established in the world’s ‘Top 100’. “One of the things I feel happy about is having started the year well and having also competed in the last few weeks because the year is long, you arrive tired but in the end you also have to give your all and it’s not that easy,” he explained.
Cristina Bucsa could be one of the players chosen for the doubles match. “The captain is the one who has to choose, but I think she will help give that point to the team,” she said. “This year is being very good and what I need now is to have that continuity of playing the best tournaments to continue rising in the ranking,” said Marina Bassols.
The Spanish women also received a visit from two Spanish sports figures: the Olympic weightlifting champion Lydia Valentín and the Paralympic athlete Desirée Vila, in an event organized by Iberdrola, official sponsor of the RFET.
Spain will face Canada in the initial group phase on Wednesday, November 8, and Poland on Friday, November 10, always starting at 4:00 p.m. The first classified in each group will play the semifinals on Saturday.
2023-11-05 11:36:06
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