Paula Badosa has regained her smile on the tennis court as she once again has the option to compete pain-free. Aware that she is now starting a process that can be long and complicated, for which it will require a lot of work and patience, the Spanish tennis player speaks openly about her great goals for 2024.
Every good tennis fan misses that brave, versatile and passionate version of Paula Badosa when inspired. The Spaniard experienced a true martyrdom during the last campaign, totally marked by significant injuries that stopped her upward trend and generated really serious problems in her physique. She rushed into playing at Wimbledon despite not being fit, and she ended up paying dearly for it, but all that is behind her. The Spaniard faces the new year with enthusiasm and renewed energy and she reviewed in GulfNews what her current feelings are and how she contemplates the challenges of the coming months.
“They have been very hard months for me, but little by little I am feeling better. The most important thing is that I am finally enjoying myself on a tennis court again, something that a month ago I couldn’t do because I wasn’t even able to go out. track. I’m feeling good and I really want to start the season,” declared the former number 2 in the worldwho at 26 years old, wants to take advantage of all the experiences he has experienced to have a more solid and mature tennis that allows him to reach his best level.
– Badosa says he is at 80% of his possibilities at the moment
Questioned precisely about how she is right now and when she thinks she can return to her maximum, the Spaniard was cautious. “I have been away from the circuit for a long time, so I need to play as many games as possible, spend a lot of time on the court to recover automatisms and competitive rhythm. I know I have to go little by little, start slowly and with low expectations. My ranking has dropped a lot, but it has been due to an injury, something I cannot control. Now my big goal is to be healthy. Being able to compete for a whole year without major injuries would be key and it is what would allow me to fight with guarantees to once again be one of the best in the world,” declared the one from Begur.
“Right now, I feel at 80% of my physical abilities,” says one Paula Badosa who has experienced all kinds of misfortunes in the first Grand Slam of the year, and who with these statements suggests not having too many expectations for the Open the Australia 2024, more than just feeling like a tennis player again and trying to win a match, which gives him the necessary rhythm to grow during the year. It seems complicated, a priori, that he can emulate or surpass his best historical performance in Melbourne, which is the round of 16 achieved in 2022. In the last edition he did not compete, so he will add some necessary points in case of achieving a victory . What is clear is that Spanish tennis is in luck with its return to the courts. He now has to be patient.
2023-12-24 06:37:11
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