The Spanish passed a tough test in the quarterfinals against Bencic. Badosa has earned being in the semifinals and will face the Russian Kasatkina. After the victory, he spoke to the media about the match and the debut of the Australian Open.
Paula Badosa has once again demonstrated that leap of confidence at the mental level in the tough battle she experienced in the quarterfinals against Bencic. He had bad moments physically and mentally, but finally he ended up taking the victory to reach the first semifinals of the season. Badosa also spoke about the debut in the first Grand Slam of the season and added the motivation that the players have in the present when facing her.
First match against Kasatkina
“Against Daria it will be completely different from today, it will be a tactical match. I’ve known her since I was under-12 but I’ve never faced her”He explained about the semifinal duel in which he will face Kasatkina, the executioner of another Spanish, Garbiñe Muguruza.
The Australian Open debut
“It will be a tough clash because he has the support of the Australians. It is always an extra motivation to play in front of your people but she knows what she is going to find because we played here the other day.”He added about that Australian Open debut. In the first round it will be measured against Ajla Tomljanovic Against which he also played in Sydney and which he was able to win in two sets. In any case, he knows that it will not be easy against a crowded court that will encourage his player at all times.
Highly motivated rivals against her
She was also surprised by the level and motivation that the players currently have when facing an entire Indian Wells champion. “It will be a difficult challenge to match the results of last season because the tennis players now have nothing to lose against me“.
