Badosa contemplated ending her playing career in 2024 because of a string of injuries, including a chronic back problem.<\/p>\n
She was ranked as high as number two in 2022 but, despite working her way back into the top 10 last year, is now 70th. <\/p>\n
“Trust me I’m the first one suffering with pain and having endless nightmares to try to find solutions every single day,” she added. <\/p>\n
“I’ll always try one more time. And if there’s even a 1% chance to keep going, I’ll take it.”<\/p>\n
Badosa, who reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January 2025, criticised the toxicity of some of social media.<\/p>\n
“So for me the only disrespect here is to open social media and read messages like this,” she added.<\/p>\n
“Then we complain if we see players or people suffering and having mental health issues. But I’m not surprised with the amount of hate and ‘experts’ we have here.”<\/p>\n
Badosa’s comments follow Destanee Aiava announcing her impending retirement aged 25, saying it had a “racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile” culture.<\/p>\n
As part of her explanation of her decision, Aiava said she had faced abuse from online trolls – an issue that has affected several players in the game.<\/p>\n