Paula Badosa Announces Return to Compete in Billie Jean King Cup Finals After Season Marred by Injuries

Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa (EFE/Chema Moya)

The season of the Spanish tennis player, Paula Badosa, has been marked by injuries, who has not stepped foot on the court since last July at Wimbledon, where she had to retire in the second round. Although, before the British tournament she already had to withdraw from the WTA 500 Adelaide, WTA 1,000 in Miami or in Rome. In Australia, Roland Garros and US Open she did not even participate in the tournament. All due to a spinal injury that she has had for months and problems in her right thigh. However, after giving up the season, she has now announced her return to the slopes to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

July 7, 2023 was the last day that Paula Badosa set foot on a tennis court in a tournament. She was competing in the second phase of Wimbledon against Marta Kostyuk, but when she was losing 6-2 and 1-0, she said enough. The Catalan was forced to withdraw due to discomfort in her back after arriving at the tournament in cotton wool and with hardly any preparation due to a fracture in a vertebra that kept her away from the courts for five weeks, since Rome.

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After that, the Spanish tennis player has continued working and doing rehabilitation to try to recover from the back injury that has been taking its toll on her all season. Despite the injury, she tried to recover to compete in the last grand prix of the season, but in the end she had to give up and give up participating in the US Open. And not only that, but she also announced that she was ending the season. It was time to get ready and recover for the next season.

“Hello everyone, I wanted to update you on my situation with the injury… After fighting for many months to compete again, I am ending my season. Those of you who know me know how much I like to compete and how difficult it has been to make this decision. We have tried everything together with my team, but the pain is not letting me move forward. Thank you to the people who continue to be by my side in these difficult times. See you next year, stronger than ever”, with these words the tennis player communicated her decision.

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Added to this is the fact that she has not stopped losing positions in the WTA ranking. At the beginning of the year, the Catalan was in 11th place in the table, she longed to enter that top 10 to which she once belonged when she was number two in the world. However, her injuries caused her to fall in position and in August, after announcing her resignation from the US Open due to injury, she was already in 46th place in the qualifier. Now, just over a month later, she sits at 56.

However, Paula Badosa refuses to call it a day and has announced her return to the slopes to compete. “Confirming the good progress of my back, my goal is to play in the Billie Jean King Cup. Representing my country always motivates me a lot and makes me excited. “I am going to do everything I can to get there,” stated the Spaniard and it seems that her wishes have been fulfilled. Anabel Medina, captain of the Women’s National Team, has announced the summoned players who will represent Spain and among them is Badosa, who will serve as the team’s number one. “Paula is returning to training, both physical and tennis, and she is very, very willing to join the team to play in the Cup,” said the captain.

The rest of the team is made up of Sara Sorribes, Rebeka Masarova, Cristina Bucsa and Marina Bassols. The tournament will be held in Seville between November 7 and 12. There is still a month left for the Catalan to get ready for the competition and lead the Spanish team at home.

2023-10-10 04:29:00
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