Serena Williams withdrew from subsequent week’s US Open after the American mentioned on Wednesday that her torn hamstring has not totally healed forward of the ultimate Grand Slam of the yr.
Williams, a six-time winner at Flushing Meadows, has had a poor season and was in tears from her first spherical match at Wimbledon with a leg harm.
The 39-year-old, who’s on the lookout for an elusive twenty fourth Major, skipped the Olympics in Tokyo and likewise pulled out of the Cincinnati Masters, a tune-up occasion for the US Open.
Williams wrote in a press release on Instagram, “After careful consideration and following the advice of my doctors and medical team, I have decided to withdraw from the US Open so that my body can fully recover from the torn hamstring “
Serena Williams has pulled out of the US Open from Wimbledon citing her hamstring harm.
His IG assertion: pic.twitter.com/PelyPAaMeo
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“New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world and one of my favorite places to play – I will miss seeing the fans but cheering everyone from afar.”
Williams is the newest huge title to drag out of the event after males’s champion Dominic Thiem and four-time winner Rafa Nadal ended the 2021 season as a result of accidents.
The important draw of the US Open begins in New York on Monday.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS