Serena Williams Withdraws From Australian Open 2023 Following Advice From Medical Team

Melbourne, December 8: Former World primary Serena Williams is not going to contest the Australian Open 2023 following recommendation from her medical crew on Wednesday. The 23-times grand slam singles champion had an injury-disrupted season and has not competed since an ankle damage compelled her to retire six video games into her first-round Wimbledon conflict with Aliaksandra Sasnovich in June. Also Read | Zenit vs Chelsea, UEFA Champions League 2021-22 Live Streaming Online: Get Free Live Telecast of Football Match in IST. "While this is never an easy decision to make, I am not where I need to be physically to compete," Williams mentioned in an announcement. "Melbourne is one of my favorite cities to visit and I look forward to playing at the AO every year. I will miss seeing the fans, but am excited to return and compete at my highest level," she added. Also Read | Google Year in Search 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Aryan Khan, Shehnaaz Gill Among the Top Most Searched Personalities in India!. Williams was a semifinalist in 2021, defeating Aryna Sabalenka and Simona Halep earlier than falling to eventual champion Naomi Osaka. A left knee damage sidelined her till the clay season this 12 months. The seven-time AO winner reached the fourth spherical of Roland Garros, however she ultimately suffered an damage within the first spherical of Wimbledon. Williams's final title got here at Auckland in 2020 and is presently ranked World No.41. On Monday, 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu additionally determined to skip the primary main of the season. The younger Canadian star is taking a break from the tour, earlier than concentrating on a comeback later in 2023. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, SociallyKeeda Staff could not have modified or edited the content material physique)