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Paula Badosa apologizes for the misunderstanding about Catalan

BARCELONA, 4 Ago.

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Paula Badosa apologizes for the misunderstanding about Catalan

BARCELONA, 4 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has apologized for the misinterpretation that arose as a result of an interview with quick questions in which she commented that Catalan was not a language, and has assured that she had to express herself in this way after the interviewer denied that she included to his mother tongue among the languages ​​he spoke.

"When I did the interview, which was in England, the interviewer told me that (Catalan) didn't count as a language and so I had to express it that way," Badosa commented on 'El Matí de Catalunya Ràdio'.

In that interview with the 'Lawn Tennis Association' (LTA), to the question about the languages ​​spoken, Badosa replied: "Spanish, Catalan, which is not a language but I count it anyway, and English".

A phrase that sparked controversy in the networks against the Catalan, from Begur, although born in New York. "When I woke up I saw the news of everything that has happened. The truth is that I am quite disappointed with all this," she acknowledged.

"I am very sorry that the news has been misunderstood. It is something that affects me and that is wrong, I apologize for the misinterpretation," said the tennis player, currently number 4 in the world in the WTA ranking.