Paul Badosa Says Nothing Is Impossible After Indian Wells Success | Tennis News

Paula Badosa said she never lost confidence in a roller coaster year as she celebrated capturing the biggest title of her career with a 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7- win. 6 (2) v Victoria Azarenka at Indian Wells on Sunday.
The 23-year-old has had to overcome injuries and mental health issues in recent seasons and has had a rocky start in 2021 after becoming the only Australian Open player to test positive for Covid-19 before the Grand Slam.
Badosa has been on the rise ever since and defeated Roland Garros winner Barbora Krejcikova, three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber and world number eight Ons Jabeur to reach the Indian Wells final where she beat former number one Azarenka.

“The first thing I learned this week is that nothing is impossible. If you fight, if you work, after all these years you can accomplish anything,” Badosa told reporters.
“And dreaming. Sometimes you have tough times. In my case, I’ve been through tough times. I never stopped dreaming. It made me work hard and believe until the last moment. Today ‘yeah, it was the same, I’m really proud of that. ”
Badosa will now move up to a career high world ranking of number 13.

“You know I’ve had a year of roller coasters and disappointments and everything. But after everything I’ve been through in my life, it wasn’t a disappointment,” Badosa said.
“That’s the good part. When you’re in a lot of pain, when you’re young, when you have a little bit of disappointment, you don’t feel that way. So that’s the good part of what happened.
Badosa will now aim to seal his place in the season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara next month.