We’ve been witnessing a very special comeback story being scripted by one of the leading women’s professional tennis players, Paula Badosa. Currently playing the ongoing US Open 2024 in New York, the Spaniard won today to progress to the quarter final, marking only her second career entry into a grand slam semi final.
The number #26 seed in this tournament has been good mentally and physically, and today, she overpowered China’s Yafan Wang 6-1, 6-2 to cruise into the quarter final of US Open 2024. She had a very special and emotional post-match interview to follow, where she spoke about some of the issues she’s faced and how she overcame them so far.
Paula Badosa does quick jig at US Open 2024
While her boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas had an early exit in the tournament, Badosa has been doing well and has only dropped one set so far, in her Round 3 game. Today, she got a little emotional in the on-court interview, saying it was only a few months ago that she contemplated retiring from the sport because of chronic injuries and losing faith in herself.
Paula Badosa is into her second career Grand Slam quarterfinal after Roland-Garros 2021! pic.twitter.com/nXimIcfFsA
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2024
“I don’t want to cry because last year I was here and had to withdraw. I couldn’t play the tournament. For me it was really sad. Being back here a year later with my best result in a slam is a dream come true. I never thought about it. A few months ago I was thinking to quit this sport. Because I stopped believing in myself and my injury wasn’t responding. So being back in one of the best places in the world is a dream come true,” said Badosa.
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After the interviewer finished asking her questions about the match and how the first couple of games went on for a long 17 minutes, he started to asking her off-the-court questions too. He spoke about how the New York crowd wants to know what is her favourite song or series of the summer so far, to which she answered “Reggaeton”.
Paula Badosa dances her way to the quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/iC9NXAEcj3
— Tennis GIFs 🎾🎥 (@tennis_gifs) September 1, 2024
She also mentioned how she loves to dance and that’s when the interviewer asked her not to prove it. However, she went on to prove it herself, followed by the crowd giving her a big round of applause. The cute moment has gone viral on social media, and you can take a look at the video above. She then broke into a another small dance as she walked away to her kit bag:
more dancing @paulabadosa pic.twitter.com/4cmbhzeBna
— Tennis GIFs 🎾🎥 (@tennis_gifs) September 1, 2024
Badosa will now take on either Emma Navarro or Coco Gauff in the quarter final at Flushing Meadows. For similar tennis news and updates from around the world, remember to always stay tuned to ReadScoops.com!
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