Paula Badosa mentioned she shall be out of motion for a number of weeks because 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 yr after a string of accidents, together with a continual decrease again difficulty, 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 mentioned 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 by means of,” Badosa mentioned, 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 is able to happen per week earlier than the August 24 to September 7 singles essential draw.