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Former world No 2 Paula Badosa feels she is on the right path despite falling short in the Rome quarterfinal against Jelena Ostapenko. On Wednesday, Badosa exited Rome after Ostapenko handed her a 6-2 4-6 6-3 loss. En route to reaching the Rome quarterfinal, Badosa dismantled world No 7 Ons Jabeur 6-1 6-4.
During this clay season, Badosa also had very notable wins over two other top-10 players – Cori Gauff and Daria Kasatkina. “It’s been several weeks now that I think it has been going from less to more, it’s being positive, I’m feeling good, I’m winning good matches.
Obviously, I’d like to reach the final rounds but this is a process and I think I’m on the right path,” Badosa told Eurosport.
Badosa looking forward to the French Open
Badosa, who entered Rome ranked at No 35 in the world, will return to the top-30 after Rome.
With that being said, Badosa is set to be a seeded player at the French Open. “It’s always important in a Grand Slam, more than anything so as not to meet the biggest ones in the first rounds. For me, it’s something that’s important but hey, in the end, whoever you play against, they’re very tough matches,” Badosa noted.
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