She will not take the field, Wimbledon already loses one of the most anticipated protagonists. Aryna Sabalenka number 3 of the seed, is forced to withdraw, the Belarusian has not recovered from the shoulder injury that had already forced her to retire in the quarterfinals of the Berlin tournament against Anna Kalinskaya.
Sabalenka had made it known in recent days that she was not 100% and was having trouble serving, this morning she tried to make one last attempt by training on the London grass but in the end she had to throw in the towel. The place of the winner of the last Australian Open will be taken by the lucky loser Erika Andreeva, who will face Emina Bektas in the first round. Also noteworthy is the withdrawal of Ekaterina Alexandrova, 22nd seed, who was supposed to face Emma Raducanu: in her place Renata Zarazua was fished out.
Aryna Sabalenka vincitrice Australian Open 2023
This is Sabalenka’s message on Instagram: “It breaks my heart to announce that I will not be able to participate in the Championships this year. I tried hard to recover, but unfortunately my shoulder isn’t at its best yet. I worked hard in training to do it, but my team warned me that by playing I would only make the situation worse. Wimbledon means a lot to me, I promise I will come back stronger than before next year.”
