Overview
- Badosa says she is healthy again after a late-season pause and plans to open 2026 in Brisbane before playing Adelaide and the Australian Open.
- She emphasized consistency and staying healthy as her main goals, adding that she aims to enjoy competing again.
- The Spaniard stepped away in September for back treatment and later retired from a China Open match against Karolina Muchova with left-thigh pain.
- After doctors advised retirement in early 2024, a new back treatment helped her surge back to win Washington, return to the top 10, and reach the 2025 Australian Open semifinals.
- Now training out of Dubai and focusing on mental wellbeing, she enters 2026 ranked No. 25 and says she feels stronger following her best preseason.