Paula Badosa Injury: ‘Cringe Boyfriend’ Stefanos Tsitsipas ‘Blamed’ by Fans for Indian Wells Disaster

The relationship between Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas has been on top of the most discussed topics in the tennis scene right now. While the duo recently presented their amazing chemistry by sharing the court at the Tie Break Tens, they captivated the attention of fans worldwide. However, a recent negative update from Indian Wells shocked the fans.

Just hours after sharing the court with her boyfriend, Paula Badosa announced her withdrawal from the BNP Paribas Open. While the fans were closely following her lead, they made sure to express their dissatisfaction with her decision.

Fans switch opinion as Paula Badosa withdraws from Indian Wells

Tennis fans recently experienced a moment of shock as the official social media handle of the BNP Paribas Open announced the withdrawal of Paula Badosa from the women’s singles tournament. While the reason mentioned in the post pointed at an injury that the WTA star has incurred, it looks like the fans do not agree with the statement.

As soon as the post started to catch the attention of the followers, they came forward with their comments of dissatisfaction, especially with the fact that Badosa recently played a doubles match with her boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas. A fan, taunted her sudden decision to withdraw from the tour, mentioning the fact that despite being aware of her injury she played the double with Tsitsipas.

Another comment, regarding the couple as, “her and her cringe boyfriend,” slammed both of them mentioning a quite similar incident from last year at Wimbledon when Badosa “clearly wasn’t fit”. The fan has also called them “attention seekers”.

Another fan, introducing a unique fact that maybe “she’s poorly managing her injuries,” despised her decision to withdraw from Indian Wells as he expressed his curiosity with a query. Similarly, another comment expressed shock at the news as he relied on the fact that, “What? Yesterday she played the Tie Break Tens”.

With these and several other comments like the one that said things like, “I blame Tsitsipas” the tennis fans made their dissatisfaction with the update clear.

Badosa drops a positive message for Tsitsipas

While their participation as a duo at the Tie Break Tens was surely a big highlight for the fans, their defeat in the finals no doubt came out as a huge disappointment for both of them. Maintaining her positive attitude like always, Badosa took to Instagram to console her boyfriend for the defeat with a sweet gesture.

“Let’s just keep smiling no matter what,” she wrote, along with posting a picture of her and Tsitsipas together. While their defeat came out to be a last-hour disappointment for both of them, it is sure that both the players won hearts with their presence. However, Badosa’s withdrawal from Indian Wells has left her social image hanging between multiple perspectives. It remains to be seen if they come up with a fix for this.

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