Between Parcheesi, Uno, music, Ariake Tennis training sessions Park and very good feeling spend the days in his apartment in the Villa Garbiñe Muguruza (9th in singles), Carla Suárez (206th), Paula Badosa (29th), Sara Sorribes (48th), Captain Anabel Medina and the extenista and now delegate of the Arantxa Parra team.
“They are my fifth Games in a row and there is a lot of pineapple feeling. Although I tell you about my experiences, it greatly motivates them to fight for a medal”, Aim the captain, medal of silver in Beijing 2008 with Vivi Ruano, who has found two exciting doubles pairs for a tournament that starts at dawn from Friday to Saturday. From real friends.
Muguruza and Suárez they played their last doubles together in April 2019, at the Federation Cup in Liège. Before, in 2015, they had won Stanford in 2014, Birmingham and Tokyo in 2015 and that same year they were finalists of the Masters. Then Garbiñe's career skyrocketed and the duo waned, but they forged an excellent relationship. During the process of healing the cancer of the Canary Islands, the support of the Caracas has been constant. “You have the feeling that it costs them nothing to coordinate, they are dangerous”, advises Medina, who also points to the mental aspect. “Carla conveys all her joy to us, because she is at a time when she wants to enjoy each day”, explains about Suárez, who returned to Roland Garros after fighting, and defeating, for 15 months, a Hodgkin lymphoma. They will debut against the Belgians Elise Mertens (number one in pairs) and Alison van Uytvanck.
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– Paula Badosa (@paulabadosa) July 17, 2021
The history of Badosa (23 years) and Sorribes (24) has always been united, until the explosion of the two this year with respective titles. They have represented Spain in lower categories together and the second won the first European junior championship in 2014. “They have been intimate since they were little and they were very excited to arrive at the Games, and on top together. They know each other a lot, “Medina supports.” Sara is like my sister. We have known each other since we were 10 years old, we have lived together and we enjoy this experience every day. We are prepared to give our best, “corroborates Badosa. They will debut against the Mexican Giuliana Olmos and Renata Zarazua.
“Paula has impressed me because physically she has become very strong, she puts a lot of speed on the ball and her serve is harder“says the Valencian, who warns that Sorribes could use the synthetic track of the Ariake very well. “It is not that fast, the ball flies a lot. We came from Wimbledon where it rose 20 centimeters and here it can jump up to 1.20”, describes Medina who warns that the double is “like a marriage”. If it is well matched, and these two are, they can go far.