MADRID - Former world number two Paula Badosa on April 23 vowed to “keep fighting” for her career despite doctors telling her “it would be complicated” to continue playing professional tennis due to a stress fracture she sustained in her back in 2023.

The Spaniard was told she might have to manage her pain using cortisone shots in order to stay competing and admits she has had many low moments as she tries to come to terms with the medical advice she is being given.