How does menstruation affect tennis players? Paula Badosa's detailed explanation: "It's calculated".

Paula Badosa spoke openly about how menstruation affects tennis players, especially professionals like her. In a conversation with Álex Corretja on Movistar+, the Spanish player shared her personal experience, detailing how it influences her training schedule and her performance when there are matches during those days. It is a topic that is not often discussed, but menstruation is an important factor that high-level sportswomen must take into account.

Badosa, currently ranked number 12 in the world, explained in a natural way how it impacts her specifically: "In my case, I take it very badly, very, very badly. My team and I have it all figured out. We know what week is coming up for me, and we prepare for it because it affects me emotionally as well as physically. The body changes," she said.

The tennis player was quite direct in explaining that menstruation conditions her performance: "I'll be very clear, but it's a nuisance. You gain more weight, you move worse, your reaction is slower, and those days, if I don't have a match, I try to rest as much as possible, because it affects me a lot. If there are no matches, we manage the training loads, trying to do as little as possible so as not to overload myself", he explained.

Badosa also commented that in her colleagues she can notice the emotional effects more, since some of them have a more emotional or passionate character: "I see it in some of my colleagues, those who are more emotional or have more character, I notice them more affected. On the other hand, the ones who are colder, those seem to be less affected, almost like robots. We Latinos are different, more passionate," she added with a smile.

As difficult as it is for him to face those days, Badosa made it clear that when it's his turn to compete, he has no choice but to keep going, sometimes with the help of painkillers.