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Venus Williams ruled out of Australian Open - CtrlF.XYZ

Venus Williams ruled out of Australian Open

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Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open for an undisclosed wounded she sustained portion playing successful a tourney successful Auckland this week.

A seven-time expansive slam champion, Williams received a wild-card introduction into the Australian Open past period to vie successful what would person been her 22nd large astatine Melbourne Park.

But the Australian Open said connected Saturday that the 42-year-old Williams had withdrawn from the tourney opening connected January 16. It did not supply specifics regarding the injury.

It continues a tally of misfortunes for Williams, who past played astatine Melbourne Park successful 2021.

A two-time Australian Open finalist, Williams injured an ankle and a genu successful that quality erstwhile stumbling awkwardly astatine the nett successful a second-round lucifer against Sara Errani.

Her champion efforts astatine Melbourne Park came erstwhile she was beaten by her sister Serena Williams successful finals successful 2003 and 2017.

Now ranked 1003, Williams said erstwhile granted the chaotic paper successful December that she was excited to beryllium returning to Melbourne.

"I've been competing successful the state for implicit 20 years present and the Australian assemblage has ever supported maine wholeheartedly," she said.

The five-time Wimbledon champion has struggled with injuries implicit the past 2 years and was restricted to playing conscionable 4 tournaments successful the US past August.

She did not advancement beyond the archetypal circular successful those events and ended her play erstwhile beaten by Alison van Uytvanck astatine the US Open.

But she started 2023 connected a affirmative enactment by defeating chap American Katie Volynets successful Auckland. She was past beaten by China's Zhu Lin successful 3 sets successful the 2nd round.

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