US EditionBadosa slams online 'disrespect' after Dubai injury retirement
- On Feb 18, Paula Badosa lashed out after retiring from her Dubai match due to a right thigh issue, calling an online comment `disrespectful` and vowing to prolong her injury-hit career.
- Having returned to the top 10 last year, Badosa led 4-1 in her second-round Dubai match on Tuesday before losing five games, calling for treatment and retiring.
- Badosa described the toll of chronic pain and its mental impact in her social posts, saying `For me the only disrespect here is to open social media and read messages like this` and she faced `endless nightmares` while seeking solutions.
- The WTA told Reuters that player protection from online abuse is a top priority as a WTA/ITF survey published last year found angry gamblers caused 40% of detected abuse.
- Several women's players have reported extreme abuse, with Svitolina saying she received death threats after the Canadian Open and blaming disgruntled bettors, while Anisimova described `Commenting on everything, like my body all the time, every single day`.
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Tennis-Badosa slams online 'disrespect' after Dubai injury retirement
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Paula Badosa lashed out on Wednesday at a "disrespectful" comment online and vowed to prolong her injury-hit career after a right thigh issue forced the former world number two to retire from her match at the already depleted Dubai Tennis Championships. Read full story
Tennis-Badosa slams online ‘disrespect’ after Dubai injury retirement
By Shrivathsa Sridhar Feb 18 (Reuters) – Paula Badosa lashed out on Wednesday at a “disrespectful” comment online and vowed to prolong her injury-hit career after a right thigh issue forced the former world number two to retire from her match at the already depleted Dubai Tennis Championships. The Spaniard had worked her way back into the top 10 in the world last year with strong displays after a string of injuries, including a chronic back pr…
Badosa slams online 'disrespect' after Dubai injury retirement
Feb 18 : Paula Badosa lashed out on Wednesday at a "disrespectful" comment online and vowed to prolong her injury-hit career after a right thigh issue forced the former world number two to retire from her match at the already depleted Dubai Tennis Championships.The Spaniard had worked her way back into the to
Calls to 'cancel' WTA Dubai Open rise as 10 players withdraw from tournament in first 2 rounds ft. Victoria Mboko, Daria Kasatkina, Iga Swiatek
The ongoing 2026 WTA Dubai Tennis Championships has already been rocked by a series of high-profile withdrawals, and two more names have now been added to the list.
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