Paula Badosa admits she is not in the position where she wants to be amid a chronic back issue diagnosis but the former world No. 2 still keeps hope that she can beat the best and be among the top players in the game.
After struggling for a year with constant back issues, 26-year-old Badosa shared in late April that she was diagnosed with a chronic back issue a month earlier. Upon receiving her diagnosis, one of the options for Badosa was to walk away from pro tennis – but she refused to go that route – and instead, she opted to treat her back condition with cortisone injections.
Since receiving her first cortisone shot in March, Badosa’s back has been seemingly doing better as the Spaniard has been able to play in five tournaments over the last two months and just once she retired from a match.
At this past Rome Open, Badosa achieved her best result of the season by reaching the round-of-16 at the Italian WTA 1000 tournament. In Rome, Badosa clinched a few notable wins over the likes of Mirra Andreeva, Emma Navarro and Diana Shnaider before 2023 US Open champion Coco Gauff beat her 5-7 6-4 6-1.
Although Badosa did solid at Foro Italico, there were still moments when she felt pain in her back.
“I am going to be totally honest, my back has to respond….
