Badosa explains her roadmap until the end of the season and why she will not play in Wuhan
The Spanish tennis player has decided to skip the last WTA 1000 of the year, thinking about the final stretch of the season.
The WTA Wuhan is suffering from a last-minute injury plague, and one of them is Paula Badosa. The Spanish tennis player is gradually rediscovering her best level, but she has decided to skip the last WTA 1000 of 2026 to rest and recharge for what remains of the Asian tour, which will mark the end of the tennis season on the women's circuit.
After experiencing a calvary with injuries, the Spanish tennis player is returning to play tennis regularly without even considering retirement during matches, something that not long ago was unthinkable. At the WTA Beijing, she had two very tough and physical matches against Daria Kasatkina and Jelena Ostapenko, so both she and her team have decided to be prudent and avoid last-minute setbacks by skipping the tournament to think about the upcoming ones, as reported by Eurosport.
Badosa's roadmap from now until the end of the year will begin with the WTA 250 in Osaka, which will take place from October 19 to 25. Immediately after, she will compete in the WTA 250 in Guangzhou from October 26 to November 1, and her last tournament of the year will be from November 2 to 8, although it is still not confirmed whether she will participate in Chennai or Hong Kong. Badosa's goal is clear: to accumulate as many points as possible and continue rising in the ranking, where she is already within the top 60.
Badosa, with her sights set on the Australian Open
A few months ago, Badosa was struggling to find the consistency she wanted and even had to take a break due to mental health issues stemming from the sporting situation she was experiencing. However, Paula set an example of perseverance and resilience, never tiring of fighting and returned to enter the top 100 to gradually be able to play in the most important tournaments on the circuit. If she performs well in the final stretch of the year, she could be in the top 50 or even higher, which would be key to starting the 2027 season with high morale.
Another of the Spanish tennis player's main objectives is to have a good preseason to arrive at 100% for the Australian Open, something that in recent years has become an odyssey due to her back and other physical issues. This time Badosa is healthy, hungry again, and determined to return to the place to which she belongs by talent.
This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Badosa explica su hoja de ruta de aquí a final de temporada y por qué no jugará en Wuhan