Aryna Sabalenka she retired for injury and Wimbledon 2024even before taking the field for the first round. The Belarusian tennis player’s dream at the Championships ends prematurely and with a lot of bad luck, having surrendered to a physical problem that had affected her and forced her to withdraw also in Berlin recently. In order not to worsen her physical condition, Sabalenka has decided not to take the field against the American Emina Bektas, thus abandoning the possibility of confirming herself on the grass of London, and leaving her place to the lucky loser Erika Andreeva.
Wimbledon, Sabalenka’s rite of misfortune
Aryna Sabalenka, champion at the 2024 Australian Open, will therefore not be able to perform at Wimbledon, precisely on the lawns where there was a concrete possibility that the tennis player born in Minsk could go all the way. The athlete had already expressed concern about her physical conditions on the eve of day 1, in a press conference, saying “not sure about taking the field after the injury in Berlin“although it was hopeful. No way, right shoulder injury occurred in Sabalenka is more serious than expected: this is a problem at large round muscle, which does not allow the Belarusian to be competitive. Wimbledon 2024 loses one of its main protagonists.
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