Badosa contemplated ending her professional tennis career in 2024 due to numerous injuries, including a persistent back ailment.
Her ranking reached second in the world during 2022, yet after regaining a spot in the top 10 last year, she currently sits at 70th.
“Believe me, I am the primary individual enduring agony and experiencing incessant troubling thoughts while attempting to discover remedies daily,” she further stated.
“I will consistently make one additional effort. Should even a minute 1% possibility exist to persevere, I shall seize it.”
Badosa, having advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January 2025, expressed disapproval regarding the harmful nature prevalent on certain social media platforms.
“Therefore, in my view, the sole act of discourtesy here involves accessing social media and encountering such communications,” she continued.
“Subsequently, we voice grievances when observing athletes or individuals experiencing distress and grappling with mental well-being challenges. However, I am unsurprised given the volume of animosity and self-proclaimed ‘connoisseurs’ present in this space.”
Badosa’s remarks come after Destanee Aiava declared her upcoming departure from the sport at 25 years old, attributing it to a culture described as “prejudiced, sexist, anti-gay, and aggressive.”
In detailing the rationale behind her choice, Aiava mentioned enduring harassment from internet provocateurs – a problem that has impacted numerous athletes within the sport.
Last year, British athlete Katie Boulter disclosed some of the mistreatment she encountered to BBC Sport, aiming to underscore the gravity of this issue.
Data from the analytics company Signify, alongside the International Tennis Federation and the Women’s Tennis Association, indicates that approximately 8,000 offensive, aggressive, or menacing communications were publicly directed at 458 tennis professionals via their social media profiles in 2024, often originating from gambling-related contexts.
