Paula Badosa, Spain’s top tennis player, has made a confession that no fan wanted to hear: she will retire early. Not because she wants to, but because her body is forcing her to. In an emotional, soul-baring interview with Eurosport before leaving Madrid, the 27-year-old revealed the full extent of her chronic back injury — and the cruel reality she’s learning to live with.
“It’s forever, it’s a chronic injury,” she said.
“I know I’ll retire young, and the next day I’ll go straight into surgery.