Former two-time French Open runner-up Alex Corretja has made a daring prediction as he believes that Paula Badosa is "destined" to win a Grand Slam title.
Initially of 2025, the Spaniard made her maiden Grand Slam semifinal on the Australian Open. Sadly for her, she couldn't go additional after shedding to Aryna Sabalenka in straight units.
Whereas the beginning of the yr introduced some positives, the remainder of the season was fairly tough and difficult for Badosa. As soon as once more, the 28-year-old's continual again concern began to trigger her main issues and he or she ended up enjoying solely 10 main-level tournaments after Australia. And it was powerful for the Spaniard to search out any rhythm as she was largely shedding early.
After enjoying her final event of the 2025 season in September, the previous world No. 2 took a while off to deal with her again damage. She returned to motion by participating within the World Tennis League – an exhibition occasion that happened in India final week.
"Spanish ladies's tennis wants Badosa; she is its emblematic determine, the highest-level participant with a robust persona. I hope she might be in full bodily form and finds the fitting stability to play at her greatest, each technically and mentally," Corretja informed Eurosport.
Corretja: Badosa is a participant destined for a Grand Slam win
"I feel Paula is a participant destined for a Main title, to achieve the height of her desires, and she is going to solely obtain this if she avoids accidents and important fluctuations in her type. I imagine she has at all times dreamed, mentally, of engaging in one thing unimaginable for many, and I feel she is able to it," Corretja defined.
For Badosa to have any likelihood of changing into a Grand Slam champion, she might want to keep wholesome for an extended interval as that's the one means she will be able to discover her greatest tennis going right into a Main.
