Badosa: “I didn’t expect a game like this to start the year”

Paula Badosa faces the start of the 2022 season in the Adelaide WTA 500 this week, where the Spanish tennis player could face several outstanding rackets of the WTA circuit such as Ashleigh Barty or Aryna Sabalenka.

Speaking to Tennis Australia, Badosa affirmed that he has had a short preparation for the start of the season, although he assures that he is very excited to be able to compete in Australia. “My preparation has been short, because I have not had many weeks. It has been short but intense. I am very happy to be here, I love Australia and am very excited to start the year here. “

Badosa met yesterday after the draw for the draw who will be her first rival in the tournament: the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, whom she won in the final of the WTA 1,000 in Indian Wells and which was the first major title for the Spanish tennis player as a professional. “I have a very tough first game, I didn’t expect to have a game like this to start the year. But when you want to win a tournament or you want to achieve a good result, the only way is to give your best to the great players.So it will be quite a challenge. “