started a relationship being so public. It’s like you have to finish it the same way.
“We have a great relationship between us. He’s a great guy and I wish him the best. I know that it’s the same on his side. I have so much support from everyone: my family, my team, my friends. I even feel support from his team and his family. They’ve all been very supportive of both of us. In the end, it was nothing bad that happened. It’s just life.
“I know we’ll keep seeing each other on tour, and you never know what will happen in the future.”
On the tennis front, Badosa was feeling cautiously optimistic and pain-free in the two months since undergoing her first cortisone injection. An unrelated and unlucky injury caused her to retire from a high-quality match against Aryna Sabalenka at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, but the 2021 Roland Garros quarterfinalist looked stronger than yesterday against Andreeva. She won the first four games and weathered a brief rain delay to defeat the talented teenager who had just reached the quarterfinals in Madrid.
“It really is a rollercoaster, and you wake up every day not knowing what is going to happen,” she confessed. “Emotionally, there have been ups and downs and it’s been tough for me lately. For the moment, it’s responding well. I have the best team next to me, monitoring it every day. I think I’m pretty sure that it’ll be ok.”
Badosa will next face No. 21 seed Emma Navarro in the second round.
