Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has pulled out of this month’s Australian Open as a result of damage, organizers of the primary Grand Slam of the season stated on Saturday.
Williams was set to play her twenty second Australian Open after receiving a wildcard into the January 16–29 event. The 42-year-old American, a two-time finalist at Melbourne Park who’s now exterior the highest 1,000, was doing event preparation on the Auckland Classic, the place she bought injured.
“Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to injury sustained at the ASB Classic in New Zealand,” the Australian Open stated in a tweet.
Williams exited the US Open within the first spherical with a loss to unseeded Belgian Alisson van Uytvank and solely returned to motion in Auckland, the place she beat compatriot Katie Wolineets earlier than dropping to Zhu Lin of China.
Australia’s Kimberly Birrell was awarded her wildcard spot.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
