Serena Williams has withdrawn from subsequent week’s US Open after the American stated on Wednesday that her torn hamstring has not fully healed forward of the ultimate Grand Slam of the 12 months.
Williams, a six-time winner at Flushing Meadows, has had an injury-marred season and limped out of her first-round match at Wimbledon in tears because of the leg damage.
The 39-year-old, who has been on the hunt for an elusive twenty fourth main, skipped the Olympics in Tokyo and in addition opted out of the Cincinnati Masters, a tune-up occasion to the U.S. Open.
“After careful consideration and following the advice of my doctors and medical team, I have decided to withdraw from the U.S. Open to allow my body to heal completely from a torn hamstring,” Williams wrote in a press release on Instagram.
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the US Open citing her hamstring damage from Wimbledon.
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“New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world and one of my favourite places to play — I’ll miss seeing the fans but will be cheering everyone from afar.”
Williams is the most recent huge identify to drag out of the match after reigning males’s champion Dominic Thiem and four-times winner Rafa Nadal ended their 2021 season on account of accidents.
The most important draw of the U.S. Open will get underway in New York on Monday.
