While they battled their opponents, the Brazilians also enjoyed themselves on the court, interacting with the fans that packed the stands and responded, and displaying excited smiles after each point scored.
“We have a lot of fun playing together and we love it,” Carol said. “We’re very different in terms of personality, but we have great respect for each other and when it comes to playing, everything is so natural between us that it makes things easier. We both like to play with good energy on the court and that connects us in a very special way. The magic that happens on the court, it’s so special. When we go out there, it’s playtime for us and here, in this incredible city and this amazing stadium, it’s even more fun.”
Against the Lithuanians, Bárbara and Carol again dominated their opponents and not even the intense heat that hit Paris on Tuesday was enough to slow them down or make their smiles less expressive.
“We’re used to playing in the heat, so it didn’t really bother us that much,” Bárbara, a Rio 2016 Olympic silver medalist, explained. “We definitely could feel it, but we thought that if we were feeling it, they certainly were feeling it even more. So we just tried to do things a little bit faster and use it as an advantage.”
