Paula Badosa Gibert is the top-ranked woman tennis player in Spain, having reached number 2 in the world. Great, full court game, turns defense into offense. Either scroll down or click the first image and navigate through. Suggest you maximize your browser window. All pics ©jfawcette, updated May 10, 2023.
Badosa has an effective first serve, predominantly hitting hard slice, with flat serves reaching up to 119 mph.
Taken at a trio of Indian Wells' BNP Paribas Open tournaments & one San Jose WTA event. Enjoy!
Waiting for Hawkeye. Intensely staring at the on-court monitor to await her judgment by computer. Algorithms didn't go Paula's way this day, finals at San Jose WTA 2022.
Ever the fashionista as the daughter of parents from the fashion industry, while others worked out in t-shirts & ragged shorts, Paula sports what looks like what futuristic astronauts would wear under their space suits. She is smiling at her actor/model boyfriend Juan Betancourt, who is fetching tennis balls for Paula & practice partner Ons Jabeur. More female fans were taking pictures of the towering, shirtless Betancourt than of Paula <g>.
To watch the short slow motion video analysis of her slice serve on the right, simply click to open from YouTube. Click any thumbnail on your left to open an individual image.
