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Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova facing race against time in Australian Open fitness bid after Adelaide withdrawal
WTAWednesday, 10 January 2024 at 11:00
With the 2024 Australian Open slated to begin on January 14, Czech tennis star Marketa Vondrousova will have to fight hard to overcome an unexpected injury issue in order to compete in Melbourne.
The 2023 Wimbledon champion picked up the injury after competing at the 2024 United Cup, where she represented her home country of Czech Republic. Vondrousova played two singles matches and one mixed doubles match, defeating Serbia's Olga Danilovic but falling to China's Qinwen Zheng. The Czech Republic failed to reach the knockout stages, with Team Germany eventually winning the mixed-gender event.
Injury scare forces Vondrousova to withdraw from Adelaide
Vondrousova was slated to compete at the ongoing Adelaide International, but announced her withdrawal from the event on Tuesday. The World No.7 cited a hip injury, and has refrained from elaborating on the matter. With the Australian Open set to begin on Sunday, the Wimbledon champion will be forced to make some important decisions regarding her ability to play in the next few days.
The Australian Open will already be lacking some star power, as a few big names have announced their withdrawal. Compatriot Petra Kvitova will miss the event after announcing her pregnancy with her first child, while Karolina Muchova and Madison Keys are pulling out due to wrist and shoulder injuries respectively. Two-time champion Rafael Nadal also announced his withdrawal due to a minor muscle injury, the Spaniard was hoping to make his comeback after spending almost a year on the sidelines after sustaining a hip injury at last year's event.
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- LOL.MrAndreeva10-05-2024
- My money is simply on fatigue. She's not the compact 'muscle-man'-type like perhaps Sabalenka, Swiatek or Sakkari. She's a player desperately longing for some kind of Djokovic rhythm. She should skip lots to win more majors. And the rumour I thought wasn't it Long Covid?MrAndreeva10-05-2024
- If there is some other reason, like exhaustion or self-preservation by not playing in consecutive tourneys, then simply say so. There's no shame in self preservation. Since the WTA obviously does not seriously consider a player's physical and mental stress as they schedule back-to-back majors, it's okay to adhere to such a healthy agenda and admit it. The illness thing is kind of suspect at this point; if only because of the timing pattern.
mandoist10-05-2024 - So, Elena Rybakina has again withdrawn due to illness (in Rome). Fans are concerned if this is truly a gastrointestinal issue. Why the secrecy? Is it truly an illness causing these withdrawals? It may be helpful -- even encouraging -- for others whom also suffer whatever illness is ongoing here to know what she is dealing with; and how. A form of Colitis? Ulcers? What's up? Timing has been last minute. It's a bummer all around.mandoist10-05-2024
- Tennis is ridiculous to maintain the tradition of silence. If they can play in open courts like Rome with all the noise from each court they surely could survive cheering, etc., during play (i.e., a singles match with only a 2 meter fence between them and a men's doubles -- and very loud noise from each side).mandoist10-05-2024
