By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, April 23, 2024
A persistent again problem has pained Paula Badosa and will trigger the untimely finish to her aggressive profession.
Former world No. 2 Badosa informed WTA Insider Podcast’s Courtney Nguyen she is receiving cortisone injections for the ache in her again.
Whereas the cortisone will help alleviate her again ache within the brief time period, medical doctors informed Badosa she might have simply “just a few extra years” left on tour due to her again situation.
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“In Indian Wells, the medical doctors informed me it could be very difficult to proceed my profession,” Badosa informed WTA Insider Courtney Nguyen. “They mentioned that is the one choice we may give you and possibly you’ll have to hold doing that if you wish to play for just a few extra years.
“I mentioned, ‘Just a few extra years? I am nonetheless 26.’ For me, that was very powerful. Up to now, the injections are working. The ache is at all times there, however there have been occasions I could not even deal with it.”
Stinging again ache has precipitated Badosa to retire from three totally different tournaments this season, in Dubai, Thailand and final week in Stuttgart the place she was deadlocked with world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, 3-3 within the closing set, when she pulled the plug.
The 2021 Indian Wells champion mentioned dealing with the again damage and the continual concern it may halt her profession is a scary scenario.
“That is like the primary time that I’m opening up, so I am nonetheless fairly scared,” Badosa mentioned. “They mentioned this will likely work for just a few months however we’ll need to test once more, so I am scared I will need to cease once more.
“It is on a regular basis chasing this, waking up each morning and the ache it is there and typically I couldn’t deal with it, however now I can. Not less than that is the optimistic factor.”
Photograph credit score: Matthew Calvis