Paula Badosa has announced that she will not participate in the Tokyo tournament and that, after the discomfort that forced her to abandon the last two tournaments, she is ending the season on the WTA circuit and will only compete in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, which will be held in Malaga.
“Due to health problems I could not play yesterday and unfortunately I won’t be able to play in Tokyo. My 2024 season is over,” the Catalan, who retired on Saturday during the second set of the semifinal match of the WTA 500 tournament in Ningbo (China) against Russian Daria Kasatkina, confirmed on her official Instagram social network account.
Despite everything, the world number 14 was very satisfied with the course carried out after a troubled 2023. “It has been a very long season in which I have overcome situations that I thought were impossible. I am very proud of myself. I have returned to where I wanted to be and where I aspired since my return, to once again be one of the best players in the world“he indicated.
In addition, he also revealed that in 2024 will only participate in the Billie Jean King Cup Finalswhich will be played at the José María Martín Carpena Pavilion in Málaga from November 13 to 20, and where Spain will face Poland in the round of 16. “I’m looking forward to recovering well and preparing to represent my country in Malaga for the BJKC. Thank you always for your support,” he noted.
During the Asian tour, Badosa had to leave the Wuhan (China) tournament due to gastroenteritis, and this same week he withdrew due to physical problems in the semifinals of the Ningbo (China) tournament. At the WTA 1,000 in Beijing, she also reached the semifinals, where she suffered a comeback from the American Coco Gauff (4-6, 6-4, 6-2).
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