Badosa considered ending her playing career in 2024 due to a series of injuries, including a chronic back problem.
In 2022 she was in second place, but despite returning to the top 10 last year, she is now 70th.
“Believe me, I am the first to suffer pain and have endless nightmares where I have to find solutions every day,” she added.
“I’ll always try again. And if there’s even a 1% chance of continuing, I’ll take it.”
Badosa, who reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January 2025, criticized the toxicity of some social media.
“So for me the only disrespect here is opening social media and reading posts like this,” she added.
“Then we complain when we see players or people suffering and having mental health problems. But I’m not surprised by the amount of hate and ‘experts’ we have here.”
Badosa’s comments follow Destanee Aiava’s announcement that she will retire at the age of 25, saying there is a “racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile” culture.
As part of her explanation of her decision, Aiava said she had faced abuse from online trolls – an issue that has affected several players in the game.
British player Katie Boulter shared some of the abuse she suffered with BBC Sport last year to highlight the scale of the problem.
Figures from data science firm Signify, the International Tennis Federation and the Women’s Tennis Association show that around 8,000 abusive, violent or threatening messages were sent publicly to 458 tennis players via their social media accounts in 2024, many of which came from betting operators.
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