Australian Open - Big names withdrawals
The Big names 2020 Open champion and former runner-up
in Melbourne will avoid taking risks after an elbow Injury.
The Australian Open has been ravaged by big-name
withdrawals and more could follow. Austria's Dominic Thiem, finalist in Melbourne in 2020, has decided to
skip the Australian Open starting on January 17.
Due to a serious elbow injury and will instead start
his season at the end of January in Argentina.
"I will not play this year at the Australian
Open in Melbourne, a city that I love and where I have great memories of
unforgettable matches in front of amazing crowds," Thiem wrote on Twitter.
"I will miss the Australian fans but I will be
back in 2023."
Roger Federer is also out after knee surgery with
Serena Williams absent through injury along with a raft of other stars. Novak Djokovic
is yet to announce if he will attend after organizers said competitors must be
fully vaccinated against coronavirus.
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