‘It Hurts’ – Months After Sharing Her Mental Health Journey, Paula Badosa Pens Down Her Profound Feelings for Garbine Muguruza’s Emotional Wellbeing

Mental health awareness has made great strides in the past few years in the sports realm. A revolution of sorts was initiated by the struggles of Naomi Osaka, who made discussions concerning mental health a vital part of professional sports. After her struggles with mental health and subsequent long break from tennis, many players, including Nick Kyrgios and Bianca Andreescu, came forward with their stories of struggling with poor mental health. Even the Spanish player Paula Badosa made sure to take the time and help when she needed it.

Now, players are encouraged to take mental health breaks instead of being chastised. Paula Badosa, world number 42, recently talked about her fellow player Garbine Muguruza, who took a break to ensure she could be at her best mentally. 

Paula Badosa wishes her compatriot well

With the Madrid Open commencing, fellow Spanish players, like others, gave interviews to the media as part of the customary pre-tournament press conference. Paula Badosa discussed her new team, her Madrid Open draw and her experience of being in Madrid.

Badosa also mentioned Garbine Muguruza during the press conference. Her fellow Spanish tennis player recently said that she is taking a sabbatical. The two-time Grand Slam champion said that she would skip the clay and the grass season this year. Badosa was supportive of her compatriot and said that, while she empathizes, she is not completely aware of her situation. However, Badosa eagerly awaits her return, as Muguruza has always been an example for her. 

According to Punto de Break, she said, “Honestly, I don’t know 100% what Garbiñe is going through, but I can imagine it, I empathize a lot with it. Mental health is very important in this sport, people are not aware of how difficult it is, it hurts me to see that she is delaying her return, for me she has always been an example to follow, she has had an admirable career“.

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She further said that Muguruza has made great strides in her country and hopes that she will come back soon. 

“She is a tennis player who has made history in our country, we have a good relationship, I wrote to her to see if she was okay. Hopefully she will be back soon, Spanish tennis needs her“.

Paula Badosa’s mental health struggles

Badosa was a part of Netflix’s tennis docuseries Break Point. Her feature episode highlighted her own battle with mental health issues. She talked about her incessant internal struggle as she tried to maintain a collected mind on the court. Badosa also opened up about her mental health issues a few years ago, for which she is receiving therapy.

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Many famous players have gone on a break to focus on their mental health. Naomi Osaka was one of the first players to go on a hiatus to recuperate from the pressure of competing on the WTA Tour.