Australian Open 2022 Pullouts: Australia’s ace Tennis player Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the year’s 1st grand slam. He joins the long list of pullouts which also features the likes of high-profile players like Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Karolina Pliskova, etc. Meanwhile, World No.1 Novak Djokovic and officials are yet to confirm his presence in the tournament. Follow AO2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN
Australian Open 2022 Pullouts: Nick Kyrgios joins Roger Federer & Serena Williams in withdrawals list- check the full list
Nick Krygios– Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Melbourne Summer Set with asthma. Petkovic vs Samsonova will now be followed by Dimitrov & Goffin vs Middelkoop & Van De Zandschulp on RLA.
2/2 “I don’t feel 100% so I need to take this week to be ready for Sydney next week. I was really looking forward to experiencing the best fans in the world here at home! I can’t wait to get back out there and see you all. Take care out there and see you soon.”
– Nick Kyrgios— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 4, 2022
Serena Williams will not contest the Australian Open 2022 following advice from her medical team. The 23-times grand slam singles champion had an injury-disrupted season and has not competed since an ankle injury forced her to retire six games into her first-round Wimbledon clash with Aliaksandra Sasnovich in June.
Roger Federer is set to miss Australian Open and is unlikely to return to the competition till mid-2022. Federer has been inactive since losing in the Wimbledon quarter-finals in July and undergoing another round of knee surgery.
Jennifer Brady– American tennis player Jennifer Brady has pulled out of the upcoming Australian Open due to a left foot injury. The world number 25 has not played since retiring from her second-round match against Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati in August.
Dominic Thiem has pulled out of next month’s Australian Open owing to a long-standing wrist injury. The 28-year-old Austrian, who has not played since suffering the injury at the Mallorca Open in June, was unable to defend his US Open title this year.
Milos Raonic pulled out of next month’s Australian Open as the former world number three continues his recovery from a heel injury. Raonic suffered a thigh injury in March and returned to the tour after a three-month gap. But his 2021 season was cut short due to another heel issue following his first-round loss at the Atlanta Open in July.
Karolina Muchova, a semi-finalist at the 2021 Australian Open, has withdrawn from next year’s tournament, the Czech world number 32 said in a statement. The 25-year-old, who made the last four of a major for the first time and broke into the top 20 this year, hasn’t played due to injury following a first-round loss at the U.S. Open in September.
Karolina Pliskova, World number four, has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open with a hand injury sustained in training. The 29-year-old reached the semi-finals in Melbourne in 2019, losing to eventual champion Naomi Osaka. She reached the final at Wimbledon this year before a run to the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open.
Bianca Andreescu has announced she will not compete in the 2022 Australian Open on Monday. The 2019 US Open champion finished her 2021 season ranked No.46.
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Australian Open 2022 Pullouts: Nick Kyrgios joins Roger Federer & Serena Williams in withdrawals list- check the full list
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