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‘Don’t Know If It’s Going to Work’ – Paula Badosa’s Australian Open Ecstasy Remains Short Lived as She Voices a Major Concern

Published 01/17/2024, 6:54 AM EST

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Paula Badosa has been in a hot run of form ever since announcing her arrival back to professional tennis. Playing at the Australian Open, the Spanish sensation has been spitting fire and has managed to make her way into the third round of the tournament. However, despite this, there is one problem that she is continuing to face in Melbourne, and that is the crowd.

Recently, the Spanish beauty came ahead and talked about the struggles of dealing with a noisy crowd in Australia while suggesting how it impacts her. Not only this, she also suggested how her opponent also had the same concern while playing the match.

Paula Badosa addresses the challenges of a noisy Australian Open atmosphere

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In a recent interview, Paula Badosa came ahead and talked about the challenges that she will have to face at the ongoing tournament. She did not hold back as she shared her opinion on the court conditions at the Australian Open. Having played two matches on the noisy and fast-paced court, she talked about the difficulty of maintaining concentration in such an environment.

Despite winning her matches, Badosa doesn’t shy away from expressing her discomfort with the loud atmosphere. She suggested the difficulty it brings when she is trying to communicate with her team members. She even talked about her opposition while suggesting that even her opponent had complaints.

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“It’s very noisy, very loud. It’s a little bit tough to concentrate there. Especially also the court is pretty fast. But I’m feeling well there, so I’m not going to complain (smiling). Yeah, but I know it’s pretty loud. It’s not very comfortable for the players to play there,” said Badosa in the interview.

“In my opinion, I don’t really like it because there’s a lot of noise, as I said. I mean, my opponent in the first round and now also complained. It’s not very comfortable. I cannot listen to my team either if they want to say something or if I want to, like, talk to them. Even during the points, it’s quite noisy. I don’t know if it’s going to work in the future,” she further added.

Thus, Paula Badosa came ahead and talked about the problems that she faced at the ongoing Australian Open. While playing the matches at a fast court was not that much of a problem for her, she had to deal with a loud and noisy crowd.

While talking about the noises that she had to go through, she also reflected on her form at the tournament. While a reporter questioned about her form, she came ahead with a cheeky answer to him.

Badosa came up with a cheeky answer to a reporter when asked about her form

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In the interview, Paula Badosa, who has made her way into the third round of the tournament was asked about her far coming into the tournament. A reporter asked why she had been playing so well so quickly even when she did not expect it. Does she have any explanations for it? Responding to this, Badosa cheekily replied, “Maybe my talent.”

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Thus, Badosa, who has been going through a fin run at the tournament suggested the difficulties that the players are dealing with. While having a good crowd can be advantageous, the noises can be extra loud sometimes which can distract the players and their focus can be lost.

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