Written by Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Sunday, January 5, 2025
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Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova The Australian Open is over earlier than it begins.
Two-time main champion Krejcikova withdrew from the primary Grand Slam of the season as a result of an ongoing downside..
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“Hey everybody, I needed to share a fast replace about my withdrawal from the Australian Open. Sadly, my again harm, which bothered me on the finish of final season, is just not absolutely healed but,” Krejcikova wrote on social media. “It is actually disappointing as a result of I like enjoying in Melbourne and I’ve good reminiscences of reaching the quarterfinals final 12 months.
“Thanks all to your assist. I am working laborious to get again on observe, and I am unable to wait to see you in courtroom quickly!”
World No. 10 Krejcikova, who was as a result of end tenth on the Australian Open, has not performed a match since bowing out. Zheng Qinwen within the semi finals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia final November. Krejcikova gave the world no.3 Coco Gauff her lone loss en path to her first WTA Finals look.
Katerina Siniakova and Krejcikova teamed as much as seize back-to-back Australian Open doubles titles in 2022 and 2023.
Final July, Krejcikova transformed her third match level to defeat Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to assert her first Wimbledon event.
It was the second Grand Slam singles title in three years in 2021 for Roland Garros champion and two-time champion Krejcikova and left her feeling “unbelievable.”
Krejcikova joins former no.1 Caroline Wozniacki and a former US Open finalist Karolina Pliskova on departure from Melbourne.
The 2025 Australian Open major draw is about for January 12-26.
