Paula Badosa, 26 years old and No. 118 in the world ranking, he will not attend his second Olympic Games. Quarterfinalist in Tokyo 2020, resigned in Paris 2024.
He did not enter the list of participants by ranking, with the cut established in the classification after the dispute at Roland Garros, he had to use the protected ranking, in which he was in 34th place. A right born with a long back injury, with more than six months of sick leave.
However, Spanish coach Anabel Medina announced her resignation as there are no WTA points at the Games, and the Catalan has only two protected ranking options left, which she will use in other tournaments with ranking points.
The Catalan woman’s explanation was accompanied by a message launched by Badosa on social networks. In it he emphasized another section, the change of surface, from the grass tour to returning to the clay of Roland Garros for the Games.
“It was a very complicated decision for me, because it was very complicated for me to give up playing for my country. Due to the calendar and surface changes, my back could not meet that request,” said the Girona native. .
“Since this injury I have to take my career in a different way, and give up things that are very difficult for me. And I have no choice but to accept it,” he concluded. Paula Badosa.
Source: La Verdad
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