Nadia Podoroska’s decision to return to the Top 100

The tour of Nadia Podoroska for Australia It started with enthusiasm and ended up leaving consequences and important decisions to make.

The Argentine season started with triumph against Olivia Gadecki, the Australian, in the Argentine debut of the United Cup.

Then came the fall against the British Katie Boulter in the same team competition and another against the Czech Karolina Muchova (20th): in the first round of the Australian Open.

This was the first time that the 27-year-old Rosario lost in the debut of the contest in Melbourne Park.

The consequences, as he was able to find out ESPNTennis.com, They are from the numerical and also from the physical.

On the one hand, once the post-Australia world ranking is updated, the one trained by Juan Pablo Guzmán and Emiliano Redondi will leave the Top 100 for the first time since May 2023leaving Lourdes Carlé as the only albiceleste representative within the 100 best in the world.

And there were also physical consequences. It’s that who knew how to be World No. 36 in July 2021 and was a semi-finalist at Roland Garros 2020 suffered, while on tour, a hamstring injury.

For this reason, Podoroska will stay away from the courts and will not play officially, at least for the next few years. six weeks with the obligation to carry out a treatment and return to 100%.

If this is successful, he could return to compete Indian Wells and Miami. Illusions intact to return to the select group taking into account that in 2024, in California he entered as lucky loser before winning two other matches in the main draw, while in Florida she surpassed qualifying and added another victory to only fall against Coco Gauff (third favorite), no less.