Paula Badosa sends concerning five word message after withdrawing midway through her match at the Berlin Open
On June 20, 2025, Paula Badosa, world No. 10, sent a distressing five-word message, “I’m so tired of this,” accompanied by a bandaged heart emoji on X, following her mid-match retirement in the Berlin Open quarterfinals against Xinyu Wang due to a right hip injury, per EssentiallySports. After losing the first set 6-1 and trailing 0-40 in the second, Badosa took a medical timeout but retired after three points, smashing her racket four times in frustration, per Sportskeeda. Her withdrawal, just 10 days before Wimbledon, sparked fan uproar, with some criticizing her effort, one X user posting, “Energy to smash a racket but can’t move to return a serve 🤷♀️,” while others, like @RFETenis, offered support, saying, “Estamos contigo, Paula 🥺,” per EssentiallySports.
Badosa’s 2025 season, despite an Australian Open semifinal, has been plagued by injuries, including a chronic L4 vertebra stress fracture since 2023, forcing retirements in Mérida, Miami, and now Berlin, plus withdrawals from Madrid and Rome, per Pro Football Network. Her emotional message reflects the mental toll, as she admitted in April 2024 to WTA Insider, “In Indian Wells, the doctors told me it would be very complicated to continue my career,” per The Tennis Gazette. Badosa’s grass-court preparation, which included wins over Eva Lys (6-1, 6-3) and Emma Navarro (7-6(2), 6-3) in Berlin, is now in jeopardy, casting doubt on her Wimbledon participation, per WTA Tennis.
