Tennis
Venus Williams will not be able to play at the Aus Open due to her injury in the match against Svitolina.
The 43-year-old former world number one Venus Williams He stated that the decline was in the match Elina Svitolina His performance at Wimbledon disrupted his plans not only for the fourth quarter of 2023, but also for the beginning of 2024.
Williams has not played since the US Open, where she lost 6-1, 6-1 in the first round to Belgian Grete Minnen, the biggest tournament loss of her career. She will miss the Australian Open in January and plans to return next spring, she said.
“I did my best to recover for the US Open. I haven’t reached my fitness yet so I’m just resting until I get back. I’m targeting March when tournaments will resume in the United States, so my goal is to be ready by the time tournaments return to the United States,” Williams said. Sr. said.
Do not forget that this year Venus missed almost six months due to an injury she received at the ASB Classic tournament in New Zealand at the beginning of the season.
Williams participated in seven tournaments as a wild card in 2023 and won 3 matches. It currently sits at 408th in the rankings.
Source: Sport UA
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