Paula Badosa stated she might be out of motion for a number of weeks as a consequence of one other again damage, leaving the world quantity 10 in a race to be match for subsequent month’s U.S. Open.
The Spanish former world quantity two has labored her method again into the highest 10 this 12 months after a string of accidents, together with a continual decrease again situation, had left her considering retirement.
Badosa misplaced 6-2 3-6 6-4 to Katie Boulter within the first spherical of Wimbledon earlier this month, and in a press release on Monday stated she had suffered a tear in her psoas, the muscle which connects the decrease again to the highest of the leg.
“These are actually difficult occasions for me however I am staying hopeful that issues will flip round quickly and the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel will begin to shine via,” Badosa stated, including that the damage had occurred earlier than Wimbledon.
Badosa is scheduled to play alongside Stefanos Tsitsipas within the U.S. Open’s revamped blended doubles occasion, which can happen every week earlier than the August 24 to September 7 singles important draw.