Paula Badosa had touched with the idea of reaching her first career Slam semifinal but her dreams were shattered by the American Emma Navarro, who defeated the Spaniard with a score of 6-2 7-5, earning the challenge against Aryna Sabalenka at the US Open last four.
A disappointing elimination, but a path that leaves hope for the future of the Spaniard. in fact, despite having rediscovered good feelings and continuity of results after years conditioned by injuries, Badosa said in a press conference that she felt disappointed by her performance against her American rival and how mental issues had greatly influenced this negative result.
“I’m very disappointed with my level today. I think Emma played very well and handled the situation very well. I was a real disaster. It’s the first time it’s happened to me in my career, losing a set when I was leading 5-1, I don’t think it’s ever happened to me before. There’s always a first time for everything, and unfortunately today it happened to me. I don’t know, I still have to think about what happened. I started making mistakes and I lost, I don’t know, almost 20 points in a row. It’s very strange because I’m a very consistent player, so I didn’t expect it.
Coming from where I come from, I have to be happy. I’m fifteenth in…
