Aryna Sabalenka she retired for injury and Wimbledon 2024, even before taking the field for the first round. The Belarusian tennis player’s dream at the Championships therefore ends prematurely and with a lot of bad luck, having succumbed to a physical ailment that had conditioned her and forced her to withdraw even in Berlin recently. In order not to worsen her physical condition, Sabalenka decided not to take the field against the American Emina Bektas, thus abandoning the possibility of confirming herself on the grass in London, and giving way 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 real possibility that the tennis player born in Minsk could reach the end. The athlete had already expressed concern about her physical condition on the eve of day 1, in a press conference, saying he was “not sure about taking the field after the injury in Berlin“although it was hopeful. No way, right shoulder injury Sabalenka’s injury is more serious than expected: this is an al problem large round musclewhich does not allow the Belarusian to be competitive. Wimbledon 2024 loses one of its main protagonists.
