“Many stones along the way, but the enthusiasm and faith have never been lost. The dream was always bigger than anything. Thank you for being with me and always supporting me. And to those who don’t, also because you made me even stronger. We continue … ». Word for word, this is the short post that Australian Open“>Paula Badosa posted yesterday on her official Twitter account at mid-morning. He accompanied it with a significant enough image. A screenshot from the WTA website to corroborate that the Begur tennis player does nothing but excel week after week: it is already the fifth in the world, the highest position he has ever caught and when he is only 24 years old.
Despite not playing in recent days, with his most recent adventure at the Australian Open, where he went further than ever, Badosa has 4,429 points and is fifth, very close to the Czech Karolina Pliskova, who has 4,452 to take fourth place. The ranking is led by Australian Ashleigh Barty, who has been at the top of the standings for 114 weeks. She is more than 2,500 points ahead of Aryna Sabalenka, who is second. This particular podium is completed by the Czech Barbora Krejcikova, who totals 5,533.
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This scenario makes Badosa the Girona who has never reached the top of the WTA rankings. The same roof that, in the men’s category, caught Tommy Robredo, also from the demarcation, a handful of years ago. Still active, but far from his best, the tennis player was also fifth, but in 2006, when he scored the Hamburg Masters, defeating Czech Radek Stepanek in the final. At 39, he is still active but is now the 362nd in the world. Another story.
