🚨Australian Open 2024 According to weibo 6 players still haven't confirmed their AO main draw participation: - Petra Kvitova🇨🇿 - Bianca Andreescu🇨🇦 - Camila Giorgi🇮🇹 - Irina-Camelia Begu🇷🇴 - Tatjana Maria🇩🇪 - Belinda Bencic🇨🇭(pregnant so that's clear) Deadline is on Monday
Bianca Andreescu, Petra Kvitova and Belinda Bencic all not yet entered into 2024 Australian Open before deadline
WTATuesday, 05 December 2023 at 13:57
Just a few
days away from the Australian Open deadline, several top female tennis players
have yet to confirm their participation, including Bianca Andreescu, Petra
Kvitova, and Belinda Bencic.
With just
over a month left until the first Grand Slam of the year, scheduled from
January 14 to 28, 2024, the organizers are in need of confirmation from players
who have already secured their spots. As the Monday deadline approaches, Weibo
reports that there are still some players who haven't confirmed their presence
at the tournament.
Specifically,
six players have yet to confirm their participation, and it remains uncertain
whether they will compete in the 2024 Australian Open. World No. 14 Petra
Kvitova and world No. 17 Belinda Bencic are the only ones outside the top 50
who have not confirmed.
Bencic's
absence is confirmed, considering her recent announcement of pregnancy, which
will keep her away from the Tour for at least a year. In the case of the
two-times Grand Slam champion, there is no official confirmation from her side.
Others who have not confirmed include former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu,
currently ranked World No. 96, dealing with injuries throughout 2023, along
with Camila Giorgi (53rd), Tatjana Maria (54th), and Irina Camelia-Begu (No.
74th).
2024 AO Comebacks
The
Australian Open will feature a main draw with several eagerly awaited
comebacks, with Rafael Nadal returning after a year on the men's side. However,
on the women's side, there are exciting players making a return.
Three
former champions stand out, all of them former world No. 1. The 2019 and 2021
champion, Naomi Osaka, will make her return after 15 months of absence due to
pregnancy and the subsequent birth of her first daughter, Shai.
Joining her
is Angelique Kerber (champion in 2016), who also took a lengthy break due to
pregnancy. At 35 years old (turning 36 during the tournament), she seeks to
return to the highest level. Additionally, the star presence of Caroline
Wozniacki (champion in 2018) is expected.
She made a
remarkable return to the WTA Tour during the US hardcourt swing, showing great
form after more than three years away and having two children. This will be her
first appearance in the tournament since 2020, the year she decided to retire.
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