Know about the injury update, news, report, status and return date of Serena Williams with her pulling out of the Australian Open 2022
Having not played on the WTA Tour since she retired from her opening round match at Wimbledon earlier this year in June owing to a torn hamstring, Serena Williams has now also decided to miss the Australian Open in 2022 after medical advice.
Serena Williams Injury Update News, Report, Status, Update And Return Date
Williams who had also not played in the US Open this year had exited the Australian Open 2021 after being defeated by Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals with her last win in the event coming way back in 2017.
“While this is never an easy decision to make, I am not where I need to be physically to compete,” Williams said after conferring with her medical team.
“Melbourne is one of my favourite cities to visit and I look forward to playing at the AO every year.
“I will miss seeing the fans, but am excited to return and compete at my highest level,” she continued.
Australian Open 2022 Main Draw Entry Lists Out
Bianca Andreescu who is the 2019 US Open champion has also decided to skip the Australian Open as the tournament organisers released the main-draw entry lists for the women’s and men’s singles.
While Roger Federer is out as expected, Novak Djokovic was named on the entry list. While there is still no news on his vaccination status with the Serbian having not disclosed if he’s taken the COVID-19 vaccination, his inclusion in the list alludes towards his participation.
Question marks still remain over his appearance though owing to the country’s stringent vaccine mandate.
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