Paula Badosa gave the example of solidarity by announcing its measure to help the inhabitants of the areas most affected by the DANA in the Valencian Community. The Spanish tennis player will donate half of the prize she wins for her participation in the competition to these populations. Billie Jean King Cupthe most important national team tournament in women’s tennis taking place throughout this week.
Badosa will represent Spainwhich begins this Wednesday against a selection of Poland led by number two in the ranking of WTA Iga Swiatek. “I really want to represent my country, but without forgetting what is really important at the moment. I will donate 50% of my price of this heat to people affected by DANA in Valence. Lots of encouragement to all these people. See you Wednesday,” the athlete communicated on his social networks.
And Badosa, at only 16 years old, had already been called up by the then captain of the former Cup Federation, Conchita Martinez. A decade and several triumphs later, the greatest promise of Spanish women’s tennis will take up the racket again in this competition that is so special to her and, on this occasion, she will do it with a goal that goes beyond sport: to give a blow of hand to a people who need it more than ever.
Badosa, reborn in 2024 after an ordeal of injuries she suffered since the WTA 1,000 in Rome from last year, arrives at the tournament in perfect shape and with this additional motivation which comes from wanting to be united in the face of these finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, the equivalent of the Davis Cup women’s tennis.
Badosa will help those affected by DANA
The price range varies depending on what Spain is doing in this championship. In the worst case scenario, a defeat in the round of 16 against the Poles, they would pocket 450,000 dollars, while if they made it in the quarter-finals, the reward would be 520,000.
If they advance to the semi-finals and stay close to the final, that figure would rise to $960,000 and in the unbeatable case of being runner-up and lifting the trophy, the prize would be $2,400,000. By being finalists, they would receive $1,400,000, a more than positive sum for Badosa in the face of this transcendental cause like the dramatic effects of DANA.
