Paula Badosa, low for Roland Garros: “When everything seemed to be going well again…”

The bad news continues for Spanish tennis ahead of Roland Garros. If a few days ago Rafa Nadal announced his decision to stop for six months to fully recover from his injury in the psoas, low where Pablo Carreño’s was added, this Thursday it was the turn of Paula Badosa.

the catalan suffers a stress fracture in the L4 vertebra that will keep him away from the tracks between 8 and 12 weeksa period that also ends his options to compete at Wimbledon and even casts doubt on his participation in the final Grand Slam of the season, the US Open.

“Just when everything seems to be going well again, bad news again before a Grand Slam starts. At the tournament in Rome, I had a stress fracture in my spine. Very difficult news after a very difficult start to the year with injuries. This will keep me out of competition for a few weeks. Thank you all for always being with me. I will let you know” he shared with his followers through social networks.

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As Badosa himself explained, the injury occurred during his match in the second round of the tournament in Rome against Ons Jabeur. A fall of no apparent consequence that did not prevent her from defeating the Tunisian and even winning two more games before falling in the quarterfinals against Jelena Ostapenko. however, Tests later revealed a fracture that would keep him off the slopes for between two and three months.

This injury cut short the Spanish number 1’s tennis recoverywho after a few fatal months in terms of playing and results, put together four good performances (fourth in Charleston, Stuttgart and Rome, and eighth in Madrid) at the beginning of the clay season, with a clear improvement in his game.

“It’s been a few weeks that I think they’re getting better, they’re getting positive, I’m feeling good, I’m winning good games.. Obviously I want to reach the final rounds but it’s a process and I think I’m on the right track,” he explained after his final defeat at the Foro Italico.

All after the arrival of his new team, led by Edu Esteve and Pol Toledo. “They give me stability, they make me feel lighter on the court, they give me freshness… They also give me a lot in my playing style, I become more aggressive.. I think I’m going more for my shots, that I think my style of play has to be like this”, he commented.

Thus, Spain will face the Parisian Grand Slam without its two recent great numbers in the women’s category, since Garbiñe Muguruza will stay away from tennis for a long timealthough he has no intention of retiring.

“It’s not really withdrawal, but I noticed this year that I needed to breathe because I really missed spending time with my parents, with my brothers, catching up on all the things that I missed during so many years of sports career”, he said in an exclusive interview with the magazine ‘Hola’ where he also announced his marriage, possibly in 2024, with his partner Arthur Borges.