Paula Badosa suffered last March a HERNIA IN THE VERTEBRA L4a back injury that has identified as one of the “hardest” he has suffered in his career because It affected him in his “normal life” to feel a “constant pain” And that causes him that “every morning” lifted “scared” in case the pain reappears, as commented on the media Day of the Mutua Madrid Open 2025.
“I am not in full form, I am recovering, it has been one of my hardest injuries in recovery because it is totally different from what I have had. I had a fatal life in my normal life, because I constantly had pain. I had trouble sleeping or walking, it has been very hardbut I have done a couple of infiltrations and both have responded very well. Despite this, every morning I wake up, I make it scared, but for the moment the feedback He is being very good, “said the Catalan tennis player.
Badosa pointed out that despite the injury it is already “Training and taking shape”and that is “happy” because in “normal life” is no longer suffering “constantly.”
The Gerundense confessed that he gives him “sorrow” to arrive in the last years to the Madrid tournament “spending hard times”, but stressed that last year it helped him to demonstrate that it can “be at the level where I am now”, in the world top 10. “You can also have doubts about whether I will be able to demonstrate that level Because you never know and do it for the second time and so quickly gives me a lot of security to myself, “he added.
The number 9 of the WTA ranking confessed that it was “hard” for her to miss “special” “such as Indian Wells or Miami. “You have to see it with perspective, knowing that Now it’s a hard time, but knowing that you are able to return to where you deserve. In the end that is also the experience of all these years, “he explained.
“To each tournament that I am I want to win or play the maximum possible games and the final rounds against the best in the world, to challenge and see where my limits are. But Madrid I want to take it this year or the following to try to enjoy everything, because in recent years I spent more like an agony than how to enjoy. I want to return the love to the public. Hopefully it is with 6 games because I am the first to win it, “said Paula Badosa about his goal in the tournament.
The Spanish number one tennis player confessed that before the injury “she felt” that this was going to be the “best year” of her career. “It’s how I thought about it and I started very well, and that gave me confidence, but suddenly they stop you. The hardest thing is to return to the level you had, it is very difficult because trust is lost quickly. It is a process that many people do not see but that is long and hard, “he said.
Badosa highlighted the role of his team: “My people are there every day with me, and there is no other option to accept it. Since I was injured the first time two years ago I tried to accept it, Everyone knows that it is a chronic injury that will always be there And that still hurts me, “he reviewed.
In addition, he commented on his relationship with the press, much better than three years ago: “I hated everyone. I didn’t want to answer anything… I have understood, I am doing my job, you are doing yours, I empathize with the press, “he said.
