Iga Świątek and the Polish national team were to start the competition on Wednesday tournament final Billie Jean King Cup. Unfortunately, in Malaga, where the competition takes place, the weather conditions are disastrous. Due to heavy rainfall and strong wind, the streets were flooded, and the matches between the Polish and Spanish teams in the 1/8 finals had to be postponed. According to the organizers' decision, the new date is Friday, November 15. Then we should see, among others: Iga Świątek's meeting with Paula Badosa. The Spanish press eagerly writes about the latter.
Badosa's incredible progress. Spaniards in shock. “One of the most deserved promotions”
“Spain can't wait for the revival of Paula Badosa” – this is the title we saw in the daily “El Pais”. Journalists believe that the Spaniard will take advantage of the fact that she is on an upward trend and will defeat the second rocket in the world, who was WTA Finals she had a two-month break. – The last few months have restored her faith, a results They improved so much that they led to one of the most deserved promotions this season – they emphasized. As they noted, Badosa started this year as the 68th player in the world ranking. In May, it dropped to only 140th place, and now it is already 12th.
Badosa finished the last two tournaments in Ningbo and Beijing in the semi-finals. She also did quite well in US Openwhen she reached the quarterfinals. Thanks to this, she made up a lot of points. – It was a year of many emotions, the worst and the best. Being among the best in the world again was one of my goals and I managed to achieve it, so I am very proud of myself – she said, quoted by “El Pais”.
Badosa was on the verge of collapse. “I thought maybe I should quit.”
The beginning of the season was not so rosy for her. Badosa especially struggled on clay courts. She was often eliminated in the early stages of tournaments. – To achieve the optimal condition, Paula had to suffer a lot, so much so that halfway through the year she asked herself whether it was worth continuing to try – emphasized the articulo14.es website. – I thought maybe I should quit. If I'm not at the highest level, I don't want to do it sports – Badosa herself recalled.
The poor form was the result of recurring back problems, which caused the tennis player to miss a large part of the previous season. – Badosa has hit rock bottom. Even though she tried and even tried her best, her back didn't respond as it should. Multiple withdrawals from the game due to injuries contributed to unexpected defeats in tournaments in which she aspired much higher. All this meant that the former world number 2 occupied 140th place in the WTA ranking, the portal explained.
However, Badosa approaches the start in Malaga from a completely different level. At this point, she is the best Spanish tennis player again. He is experiencing the best moment of the season and intends to show it in the match against Świątek. The Spaniard also announced that she would donate half of her remuneration for the BJK Cup to flood victims in her country.