Tough days for Paula Badosa, who once again leaves the court upset and angry, very frustrated; especially hurt because this time the defeat (7-6(3), 4-6 and 6-0) comes in Madrid, one of her favorite venues and where her elite career really began to take off. She was 23 then and had a whole career ahead of her, but now the circumstances are very different. At 28, 29 in November, the Catalan lives constantly at a crossroads and trapped in an agonizing reality from which she cannot escape; a process that hooked her and won’t let her go. This time she loses against the unknown Julia Grabher. Even so, she will keep trying.
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