The damage test continues for Paula Badosa. The Catalan tennis player was once again forced to withdraw from a tournament, in this case the one in Stuttgart, due to physical problems, a situation that cut short his career in recent months.
Until now it is the back that brings Badosa to the street of the chisel, but In Stuttgart the damage was completely different.
As confirmed by himself through his Instagram account, what he’s suffering now is a “small adductor tear” which seriously jeopardizes their presence next week at the Mutua Madrid Open.
“These are not easy times for me. We will work with my whole team to play in Madrid. You know how special it is to play at home in front of all of you. “I’m going to try to get on that track and enjoy it all again.”
The Spanish tennis player She retired injured midway through the third set against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkasecond in the WTA rankings.
Badosa, who sought medical attention late in the second set, which she won to tie the match, He was unable to continue after two hours and twenty minutes of play.
At the time of withdrawal, the encounter is even. Sabalenka won the first set 7-6(4), Badosa the second 6-4 and the third in three games.
The New York-born Spaniard, who beat fellow Russian Diana Shnaider in the first round, is aiming for her second straight win since the Australian Open and her second match on clay this season.
Badosa, who lost the first set in a tiebreaker, He improved in the second although he began to notice discomfort in his leg and back. and requested medical attention in the ninth game, before serving to close out the set.
The Spaniard managed to continue and scored the partial and took third on the track. It was 3-1 in the final set but it slowed down from there. After the sixth game, he chose not to force and retired.
This is Badosa’s sixth confrontation with the world number two. Sabalenka won the last three. Two for sure in this German tournament and most recently, a week ago, in the Miami Masters 1000.
Source: La Verdad
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