French Open: Paula Badosa Withdraws Due to Spinal Injury

NEW DELHI: Former world No.2 Paula Badosa on Thursday announced her withdrawal from this year’s French Open due to a stress fracture in her spine, which she sustained at the Italian Open last week.

Badosa’s absence will make way for a fourth lucky loser to enter the women’s main draw as she joined Jennifer Brady, Patricia Maria Tig and Ajla Tomljanovic on the sidelines.

“Just when everything seemed to be fine again, I received bad news just before starting a Grand Slam. At the tournament in Rome I suffered a stress fracture in my spine,” the Spaniard said in a statement. IANS

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