Australian Open 2023: Venus Williams injury: Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams pulled out of this month’s Australian Open due to injury, the organisers of the season’s first Grand Slam said on Saturday. Follow Australian Open 2023 live updates with InsidesSport.IN
Australian Open 2023: Venus Williams out of Australian Open following injury in Auckland
In Auckland, top seed Coco Gauff is bidding to win her first title since 2021 Parma and her first hard-court title since 2019 Linz.
Gauff will face Spanish qualifier Rebecca Masarova, who is into her 1st WTA final after wins over Karolina Muchova and Sloane Stephens this week.
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) January 7, 2023
Williams was set to play her 22nd Australian Open after being awarded a wildcard to the Jan. 16-29 tournament. The 42-year-old American, twice a finalist at Melbourne Park who is now ranked outside the top 1,000, was preparing for the tournament at the Auckland Classic where she got injured.
Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to an injury sustained at the ASB Classic in New Zealand,” the Australian Open said in a tweet.
Williams crashed out of the U.S. Open in the first round with a loss to unseeded Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck and only returned to action in Auckland, where she downed compatriot Katie Volynets before losing to China’s Zhu Lin. Australia’s Kimberly Birrell was awarded her wildcard place.
Australian Open 2023: Venus Williams out of Australian Open following injury in Auckland
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