‘I Don’t Think She’s a Friend on the Court’- Paula Badosa Details How It Was to Play Against a Friend at Indian Wells

The Spanish professional, Paula Badosa, with the career highest ranking of 4 in 2022. The current world no. 7 has already bagged three career titles in her kitty. The Spaniard recently faced a dear friend in the BPN Paribas Open. Although she proved can control her nerves and is stronger than any emotional barrier when her game is at stake.

Badosa faced her childhood friend Sara Sorribes Tormo in the third round of BPN Paribas open. After Badosa took an upper hand in the tiebreaker, there was no coming back for Sara. Barbosa bagged the match with a 7-6 (4), 6-1 win. When asked about her experience, she said,

“Of course, it’s never easy to play a friend, but in that moment, I don’t think she is my friend on the court and I know how to separate things.” 

Paula Badosa and Sara Sorribes Tormo’s Friendship

Badosa and Tormo share a special bond and always have had each other’s back. One such incident is when Badosa split with her coach Javier Martí; Sara stepped in to coach her in Cincinnati. Besides this, they are a great team, as they evidently had a very impactful game against the gold medalists Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova. Being teamed up with Sara has always been a joyous experience for Paula as she once said, “She’s like my sister, and she knows me very well, since we were about 10 years old,” she said at the time. “We have so many memories together and now get to do the thing we love most, which is to play tennis together. We’ve spent most of our lives together, so it’s amazing to be on court playing doubles with her as well. I enjoy being by her side.” 

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Badosa showed she cares about her friend when she shared her thoughts on Sara’s game and said, “When I saw her level of tennis today, I feel sad because maybe she doesn’t deserve to lose today because she was playing very good. But it goes like this.”

What’s Next for Badosa?

Badosa, after this third round victory, will have to face the Canadian professional and US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez to reach the quarterfinals of BPN Paribas Open 2022.

She, for sure, is having all the support of her fans and her dear friend, Sara’s for the upcoming game.