“I spent eight months on a couch without moving,” Paula Badosa reveals back stress fracture took a toll on her mental health

Badosa opened up about how she suffered from self-doubts and how she came out of that phase. 

“I spent eight months on a couch without moving,” Paula Badosa reveals back stress fracture took a toll on her mental health

Paula Badosa (Image via Imago)

Paula Badosa is back on the court, but it’s safe to she is not fully fit. Her career has been plagued by injuries but she suffered the big blow when she injured her back and was bedridden for eight months.

Staying off court took a toll on her mental health, and she was finding it hard to accept that she might not be able to play anymore. During a recent interview with Elle, Badosa opened up about how she suffered from self-doubts and how she came out of that phase. 

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I spent eight months on a couch without moving and, of course, all kinds of insecurities and questions appeared without looking for them, like: "What do I do now? Who am I? Am I really worth it?" Until you realize that you are the same as always and that those around you love you for that. 
Paula Badosa said

Badosa is a former World No.2 but has dropped to 65th position due to injuries. She has lifted three titles in her singles career, including a WTA 1000 title at Indian Wells. 

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Paula Badosa says she won’t stop fighting 

Paula Badosa‘s fight with injuries started last year when she withdrew from the Australian Open due to an abductor injury. The major blow came during the French Open when the stress fracture ruined everything and left her helpless.

Paula Badosa
Paula Badosa (Image via Imago)

Doctors advised her to not pick up the racket again, but as she was not ready to live a life outside of the tennis courts, doctors recommended her cortisone injections. Badosa has been injecting herself with cortisone to save her career and recently played Wimbledon. She is not happy with her performance, but she wants to keep playing as long as her body allows her.

When I'm well, I want to be as high as possible again. Of course, I'm not happy where I am now. I'm not going to fool myself. I do know where I come from and everything I'm going through.
Paula Badosa told Elle 

At Wimbledon singles events, she made it to the fourth round for the third time. In doubles, she teamed up with Victoria Azarenka, but the pair withdrew from the first round against the team of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Ekaterina Alexandrova. 

Badosa won’t be representing Spain for the upcoming Olympics. But she is a singles quarterfinalist and reached the second round in doubles in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 

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