Tennis star Badosa juggles motherhood dreams and fitness struggles

Spain’s tennis star Paula Badosa has expressed her desire to have kids someday. The 26-year-old was once regarded as one of the best players in women’s tennis, but her consistent fitness struggles have made it difficult for her to produce positive results consistently.

Badosa was recently quoted in a report expressing her desire to become a mother someday. The New York-born stated she always wanted to have kids despite admitting she still has a ‘long way to go’. Badosa also stated that one of the reasons for having a maternal side is because of being an elder sister in the family.

“It (motherhood) has always been very important to me and I have had it in mind since I was little,” she said. “I have always said that I would like to be a mother, obviously, I still have a long way to go, but it is something that I feel especially with my sister, who is 11 years younger than me and with whom I have always felt a very internalized maternal part.”

Badosa has been in the news recently for having a relationship with Greece’s tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas. The two have been dating for more than a year and are now considered a power couple in tennis. On the tennis side, Badosa is not having a great season. She returned to the court earlier this year after spending nearly 12 months on the sidelines.

In the first Grand Slam of the year — the Australian Open — she was knocked out after losing in the third round to America’s Amanda Anisimova in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 6-4. In the French Open, Badosa was knocked out after losing in the round of 32 to former world number one Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 6-1. Her most recent appearance came at Wimbledon, where she was knocked out after losing in the fourth round to Croatia’s Donna Vekic with a score of 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.