Badosa reveals 'complicated' future as she is told she may only play for 'few more years'

Paula Badosa has revealed that she has been instructed by docs it’s “difficult” to proceed her profession and he or she could solely have the ability to play for a couple of extra years.

Badosa, 26, has battled a number of damage points since reaching No. 2 on the earth rankings two years in the past.

She missed three of the 4 Grand Slams final season because of a again damage and this yr has fallen out of the highest 100.

In March, she began receiving cortisone photographs so as to assist with the lingering again situation – however is uncertain how for much longer she’s going to have the ability to play on the highest degree.

“They mentioned that is the one choice we may give you and possibly you’ll have to preserve doing that if you wish to play for a couple of extra years.

“I mentioned, ‘A number of 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 instances I could not even deal with it.

“That is like the primary time that I’m opening up, so I am nonetheless fairly scared. They mentioned this will likely work for a couple of months however we’ll must test once more, so I am scared I am going to must cease once more.

“It is on a regular basis chasing this, waking up each morning and the ache it is there and generally I couldn’t deal with it, however now I can. A minimum of that is the optimistic factor.

“Clay courtroom would be the greatest for me, grass I feel will probably be OK additionally as a result of it is much less influence, however onerous courts I’ll endure extra.”

Harm points have seen Badosa withdraw from three matches this season.

Regardless of her ongoing damage battle, Badosa remains to be aiming of a return to the highest 10.

“I feel what’s making me combat day-after-day is the love that I’ve for this sport,” she mentioned.

“I at all times had this aim to be the most effective on the earth and to win tournaments and face the large gamers. That is why I am right here.

“So for me with the ability to play three, 4 extra years can be wonderful, and naturally this yr to play the total yr, and obtain the best rating attainable.

“I do not prefer to put numbers, however I wish to be prime 30, and prime 10 once more can be wonderful, however I feel prime 10 this yr is an excessive amount of in spite of everything.

“Possibly in a yr or a yr and a half, I wish to be again there.”

Badosa is taking part in at this week’s Madrid Open, the place she made the semi-finals in 2021.