'I won't be around': Injured Aussie's 'sad' update

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Australia's apical ranked pistillate has fixed an update connected the wounded that forced her to propulsion out connected the eve of the Australian Open.

Ajla Tomljanovic had a beardown 2022, and was hoping to proceed that signifier into the caller year, but picked up a genu niggle successful December.

"If you inquire me, this is astir apt the worst timing ever," the 29-year-old said during a property league announcing her withdrawal.

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Tomljanovic past indicated she wished to debar surgery, alternatively preferring much "conservative methods".

But successful an update connected societal media connected Saturday morning, Tomljanovic revealed she has had a "minor procedure" connected her genu that "went precise well".

"Sadly I won't beryllium astir the adjacent fewer months, but I'm blessed I did the indispensable steps to get afloat healthy," she said.

"Great things instrumentality clip and rehab starts precise soon."

She followed her wounded advancement update with a tweet condemning speech of a 'Netflix curse', which has swept the Australian Open aft the merchandise of 'Break Point'.

Tomjlanovic, the erstwhile woman of Matteo Berrettini, featured heavy successful the occurrence that followed the Italian star, with the brace successful a narration astatine the clip of filming.

After little than a week of the archetypal expansive slam of the year, the lone subordinate who was featured successful the Netflix bid who remains successful the gully is Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime, sparking the 'curse' narrative.

Yet Tomjlanovic intelligibly doesn't find the thought of a curse amusing, tweeting: "Can we halt with the Netflix curse lol...it's conscionable sports."

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