Paula Badosa does not lift her head. There is no way for her to acquire regularity. He does not stop accumulating frustrating defeats. She was the last one this Thursday against the Croatian Petra Martic, who beat her 6-7 (5), 6-1 and 6-2. A new disappointment for the Catalan. She was the No. 4 seed at Flushing Meadows but she already has to pack her bags.
It was an inexplicable way of losing, like so many other times. Well, it is explained by her weak mentality. He took the first set after a commendable fight, a match that was then power to power. Badosa took it forward with a beautiful backhand cross. The Catalan clenched her fist. Logic would indicate that this victory in the first set was going to mean a boost in morale for Badosa. But none of that. From here he fell apart. He delivered the second set after giving serve in the fourth and sixth games and in the last one he only put up real resistance in the first two games. He had an opportunity to break but did not make it profitable with a backhand that sent the net with everything in his favor and then he decided to disappear from the court. Either he recovers solidity or the path for Badosa is going to be very tortuous in the coming months.
Instead, the one who did advance to the third round was Serena Williams. The American continues to excite the New York public who dreams of a feat of her idol in her death rattle as a professional tennis player. Williams is determined to fight with everything in every match and she showed it with a spectacular 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 victory against Estonian Anett Kontaveit, number two in the WTA ranking. “I am super competitive, I see this as a bonus. I have nothing to prove, I have nothing more to gain. I have absolutely nothing to lose. Honestly, I haven't played in these conditions since 1998”, declared the North American legend. Her next opponent will be Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round today.
