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The back wasn’t responding well and I didn’t find solutions,
the 27-year-old told reporters I think he is somebody that is quite a smart player. I think he is somebody that can change tactics quite a lot when he plays,
We had some long battles, long exchanges. The kind of matches that I played against him remind me of my match-ups versus Nadal in terms of the intensity and the energy on the court,
When we are seeing him playing, he seems like he’s young again, it’s unbelievable. He’s in really good shape,
A few months ago I didn’t know if I could play tennis anymore.”
The Spaniard, who goes out with Stefanos Tsitsipas, broke down in tears when she reached the fourth round of Wimbledon last year and admitted I'm really happy to be in the semifinals for the first time,
It was at one point last year that I was pretty close (to retirement) because I wasn't seeing myself at the level,
said Badosa, who hired a new fitness coach and nutritionist after Madrid in one last roll of the dice I'm never going to feel freedom until I win the tournament,
said the former world number two after her 7-5 6-4 win over an error-prone third seed Gauff I mean, a year ago, I was here with my back that I didn’t know if I had to retire from this sport, and now I’m here playing against the best in the world,
I’m a bit emotional,
said Badosa, who will face either her close friend and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a place in the final Even though I lost today, I feel like I’m on an upward trajectory,
Gauff told reporters after the match What? A feather? There’s millions of them on the court,
Zverev said as he approached the official while holding up the feather I feel like I was ready from the start of this tournament,
Today I came in and I wanted to play my best game, and I think I did it,
I think it’s one of those things that maybe a couple of years ago I would feel a lot more crushed and feel like the world is ending-type sadness, but now I think it’s just disappointed that I could have done a little bit better in some areas. I tried my best with what I had today, and that’s all I can do,
She’s full of confidence. But I’m playing well, too,
Badosa said ahead of the contest It is an unbelievable moment. To overcome this and beat Coco, who was playing insane tennis in the beginning, was amazing,
said Badosa, fighting hard to get a hold of her emotions The way I played, even though it wasn't my best, I gave it my all on the court, so that's something to be proud of,
said Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion I feel like at the US Open I was playing with no solution, so I think that was more the frustrating part,
Gauff said, citing six double faults and 41 unforced errors on Tuesday She has soul, she has the biggest fighting spirit I’ve seen,
he said of Gauff during an Instagram Q&A in 2020.