The Australian Open has been ravaged by big-name withdrawals

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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