Paula Badosa expressed her joy at reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open for the first time in her career during a press conference following her Round 4 win. She described her match against Coco Gauff as tactical and challenging, acknowledging the young American’s tactical prowess and impressive accomplishments.

Badosa also mentioned her nerves as the favorite and past losses in the fourth round. Looking ahead to her plausible quarterfinal match against Gauff, she anticipated big serves and good backhands and was excited to play in front of a home crowd. Badosa also reflected on her consideration of retirement due to injury and lack of motivation but found renewed faith and belief in herself, committing to giving herself one more year to improve.

Badosa at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024

Currently the world no.29, the Spaniard has managed to achieve a compiled 30-15 record in 2024. The Spaniard is now having a run at the U.S. Open where she managed to beat the world no.73 Viktorija Golubic 6-0 6-3, the world no.48 Taylor Townsend 6-3 7-5, the world no.122 Elena Gabriela Ruse 4-6 6-1 7-6(8) and the world no.80 Yafan Wang 6-1 6-2.

Paula conquered 1 title in 2024 in Washington.

Badosa won 4 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts and 1 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)