Paula Badosa faced another heartbreaking early lap loss. 2022 San Diego Open Losing in straight sets to Danielle Collins. He qualified early in most hard-court WTA tournaments of the year, with his best performance at the Silicon Valley Classic, where he made it to the semi-finals but lost to Daria Kasatkina in straight sets.
With the Spaniard trailing 7-6(5),5-3 in the serve game, Badosa got into a heated argument with the chair referee and eventually gave up an advantage play, leaving the American frustrated and uneasy. Unable to contain his nerves when he lost a point while trying to hit the comeback, he sat down on the court and angrily threw his racket. The 1st referee gave a code violation because he felt that Badosa was targeting a cameraman.
While arguing with the 1st referee for not empathizing with the situation, he said he didn’t want to hurt anyone in explaining his action. He expressed his anger and said:You know, before that there is the camera. I threw it three meters from there! Yes, yes, three meters and beyond! I mean, can you show some empathy? Can you show some empathy? No. You didn’t. First time, first time in a match! I threw a racket for the first time in the match. This is not someone’s direction! There! Someone’s direction? No. You have no idea!“
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Twitter reacts to Paula Badosa’s outburst during the quarterfinals at the San Diego Open
Paula Badosa was looking for a good run at the San Diego Open, getting closer and closer to qualifying for the year-end title, but even after her quarterfinal loss, she still has a chance to qualify if she at least manages to make it to the semifinals. next WTA 1000 event Guadalajara Open.
With his burst of emotion and his awkwardness on the pitch, Badosa was widely criticized on social media, with some even taunting him for his inability to admit defeat and disapprove of his moves.
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