Like the majority of the WTA Tour, Paula Badosa has only played a few matches this grass season, but they have meant more to her than most.After a comeback win over two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff at the Berlin Tennis Open, the 28-year-old from Spain reflected on coming out the other side of 12 months of injury difficulty.“One year ago here I got injured and since then I couldn’t play constantly,” Badosa said on court after a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 win in the second round of the WTA 500 event, two rungs below the Grand Slams.“I went through a lot professionally, but personally also, and now seeing myself again playing at this level means a lot. Finally I saw myself on court today.”Badosa, who has managed a chronic back issue caused by a stress fracture since 2023, tore the labrum — an essential ring of cartilage — in her right hip last summer. She had been dealing with an injury to her right psoas muscle for months before that.Why is Wimbledon still played on grass?Tifo SportsAt last year’s Berlin Tennis Open, Badosa reached the quarterfinals before retiring against China’s Wang Xinyu. She played Wimbledon, losing in the first round, then briefly returned at September’s China Open in Beijing before retiring from another match and ending her season.