Paula Badosa had some painful news to announce on Monday but already today she is issuing a positive update and insisting that she has learned how to “enjoy life even during the storms.”
Since making her first Grand Slam semifinal at this year’s Australian Open and returning to the top-10, the Spanish tennis star has been battling injury issues. First, it was the 27-year-old’s troublesome back that started causing her trouble again. It went from bad to worse after she recently sustained a psoas injury.
During Wimbledon, it was reported that Badosa also split with Stefanos Tsitsipas. At the start of this week, the former world No. 2 announced that she wouldn’t play for some time.
“Been disconnected for a while but wanted to update you on my situation right now. I’ve been going through some tough moments lately… Unfortunately, I’ve been dealing with a tear on my psoas since before Wimbledon, and it’s going to keep me out of competition for a few weeks,” the world No. 10 announced on Monday.
Badosa: Even everything feels chaotic, I still look for reasons to smile
Badosa, who openly spoke in the past about battling depression and anxiety early in her career, took to social media to share another message through an Instagram Story.
“The most important thing I’ve learnt this year is how to enjoy life even in the middle of my storms. There will always be problems, that’s part of living. But even when everything feels chaotic, I still look for reasons to smile, to laugh, to feel joy,” the 27-year-old wrote.
Over the past six months, Badosa has withdrawn from a tournament or retired during a match numerous times. While she tried and did her best to stay on the court, it turned out to be forcing something that just wasn’t going to happen.
Badosa may decide to skip the entire North American hard-court swing and try to get ready for Asia and the last part of 2025.
