Closed fist. The cry of joy. Paula Badosa continues to suffer on the pitch but is already in the third round of Roland Garros. Catalan tennis player beat Slovenian tennis player Kaj Juvan (World 68) 7-5, 3-6 and 6-2.

if i need victories to gain trust. This Thursday, despite not having the best of feelings, he had a success at Roland Garros that kept him alive.

badosa After reaching the final in Strasbourg last week, he started uneasily against his good-feeling opponent, where he won three tie-breaks with German Angelique Kerber and victories against Czech. Karolina Pliskova and Belgian Elise Mertens.

tension and nerves

service break juvan In the first game, he let Badosa dominate his opponent without playing a great game, he was also nervous. Made a second ‘time out’ (5-2) badosa opportunity to win the first set with his service. He failed. Juvan grabbed his serve and made it 5-5 for three more games. Badosa grunted worriedly.. Juvan missed the opportunity, left the situation to 40-30, lost his serve and then the set.

It didn’t take long to sign up for the first arm badosa It’s that pressure that has kept its game up for so long. on the second arm juvan very solid, with side kicks, lobs and winning shots, he ran sideways to grab the serve (4-2) and force the third set despite back problems.

“What do I do?”

They went undetected in the match, where the 21-year-old Slovenian made himself a ‘game’.to break‘ entry. “What do I do?” Demanded towards the box. It took a ‘coach’ so to speak.

What he did was focus on his game, stop being negative, relax, keep his head down, fight, be more aggressive and push. His face had changed. And the pointer too. Badosa chained four games in a row 4-1 go. An advantage that he did not give up to achieve the victory at 2 hours 19 minutes.