Badosa discusses issues with mental health: "I had depression and a lot of anxiety"

Paula Badosa opened up about her long-time struggle with mental health in a new collaboration for World Mental Health Day.

The Spanish player was always very open about her own mental health struggles in her career that have impacted how her life and career have happened. Badosa also emphasises the need to talk about issues like that because she knows what kind of profound impact it can have on a person.

In a new feature, the Spaniard opened up some more saying:

"They were like, I'm the next Maria Sharapova. I was very young and I wasn't prepared to listen to all that. It was super big, a lot of expectations and pressure...People watching me wherever I play and expecting me to win every match was too much for me."

She added:

"I remember, a few years I had depression and a lot of anxiety. I was dealing with a lot of mental health issues. My head wasn't prepared to listen to all those things and compete. I wasn't, maybe, even mature enough to know how to deal with all those emotions in that moment. I struggled a lot for a few years, maybe 2-3 years it was very tough for me. I wasn't even advancing in the rankings and I was losing a lot."

Check out the full talk below.