LONDON (United Kingdom) – Aryna SabalenkaBelarusian tennis player number three in the WTA ranking and paired with the American Bektas in the first round, you are retiring to Wimbledon for the shoulder problem that had already forced her to withdraw in the quarter-finals in Berlin against Anna Kalinskaya, Jannik Sinner’s girlfriend. It is the same 26-year-old champion born in Minsk, two-time winner of the Australian Open (three, considering the doubles, a specialty in which she also won the Is Open) who gives theannouncement by means of a story published on his official Instagram account after having made it known in recent days that he was not 100% and was having trouble serving. This morning, in the last training session on the London grass, he matured the decision to definitively throw in the towel. Erika Andreeva will take her placewho will participate as Lucky Loser.
Sabalenka’s Instagram story
“I have a broken heart in having to announce to all of you that I will not be able to play Wimbledon this year. I have tried everything to prepare but unfortunately my shoulder doesn’t cooperate. Today I pushed myself to the limit in training to do my best, but my team explained that to me playing would only make things worse. This tournament means so much to me and I promise that I’ll be back stronger than ever next year“, the words written by Aryna Sabalenka in an Instagram story on a black background and with a heart to comment on the painful announcement.
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