After reaching the third round of the US Open for the first time in her career, Paula Badosa wrote a touching message to her boyfriend, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
While Badosa has had a successful week in New York, her partner’s experience has been different. The ATP No. 11 was eliminated in the first round, and he made the heartbreaking claim that he is no longer the same player.
Badosa dominated the last four matches of her second-round match against Taylor Townsend to come through 6-3 7-5. The No. 26 seed confirmed her participation in the mixed doubles draw with Tsitsipas after her singles victory.
“No doubt, that’s what i’m affirming. She grinned, “I think hopefully we play tomorrow.” “Excitedly anticipating it. Being able to play on the same court is wonderful.
Well, we’re investing energy off-court yet in addition on-court it’s truly exceptional in a Hammer. So it resembles a blessing from heaven.
” Tsitsipas will be able to extend his stay in New York after being defeated by world No. 1 in the first round of the singles draw by their mixed doubles match. 86 Thanasi Kokkinakis.
The Greek star finishes his summer on hard courts in North America with a record of 1-3 in singles, with one victory coming in Cincinnati.
It’s been a difficult time for the 11-time title victor, who formally finished his training organization with his dad Apostolos after his opening-round exit at the new Canadian Open.
However, when Badosa addressed Tsitsipas’s most recent difficulties, she made a touching statement. “Also big shoutout to him that he’s going through tough times but he’s a champion and he will always be a champion,” she added.
It comes after Tsitsipas shared a few genuine considerations about his game off the rear of his four-set rout to Kokkinakis. “I’m nothing contrasted with the player I was previously,” the double cross Huge homerun finalist said. “I recall myself playing when I was more youthful, playing with adrenaline on the court, feeling like my life relies upon the match.
” Tsitsipas likewise admitted that he had likely been stifling the inclination for two or three years. He went on to say, “I’m not a person who feels okay or settles for normal things.” I really have no idea why it has decreased over the past few months. “I would even consider that I’ve been feeling that way for one to two years. I guess I was just able to conceal it better and move it further to the side.”