Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to an injury
The American was awarded a main-draw wild card for what would have been her 22nd appearance at the Australian Open, 25 years after her tournament debut in 1998. Williams’ withdrawal comes just days after she won her first tour-level singles match in a year and a half, defeating fellow American Katie Volynets 7-6 6-2 in the opening round of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. The 42-year-old then lost to China’s Zhu Lin 3-6 6-2 7-5 in the next round of the tournament.
Now ranked outside the top 1000, Williams has won seven grand slams since her professional debut in 1994 and has become the world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. Men’s world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz will also miss the Australian Open, due to a leg injury, he said on Friday. The tournament would have been the 19-year-old’s first grand slam since winning the 2022 US Open in September and becoming the youngest world No. 1 in the history of men’s tennis.
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