Again Problem Might Restrict Profession to A Few Extra Years

By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, April 23, 2024 A persistent again subject has pained Paula Badosa and will trigger the untimely finish to her aggressive profession.

Former world No. 2 Badosa advised WTA Insider Podcast’s Courtney Nguyen she is receiving cortisone injections for the ache in her again.

Whereas the cortisone may also help alleviate her again ache within the quick time period, docs advised Badosa she could have simply “a number of extra years” left on tour due to her again situation.

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“In Indian Wells, the docs advised me it could be very sophisticated to proceed my profession,” Badosa advised WTA Insider Courtney Nguyen. “They mentioned that is the one possibility we can provide you and perhaps you’ll have to hold doing that if you wish to play for a number of extra years.

“I mentioned, ‘Just a few extra years? I am nonetheless 26.’ For me, that was very powerful. Thus far, the injections are working. The ache is all the time there, however there have been instances I could not even deal with it.”

Stinging again ache has brought on 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 remaining 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 a number of months however we’ll must examine once more, so I am scared I will 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 constructive factor.”

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