(Reuters) – Czech tennis player and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova said on Sunday she will not be participating in this month’s Australian Open due to an ongoing recovery from a back injury.
The 29-year-old world number 10, who emerged as a surprise winner at the All England Club last year, sustained the injury during the WTA Tour’s Asian swing of tournaments and seemed to be affected by it at the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh in November.
“I wanted to share a quick update regarding my withdrawal from the Australian Open,” Krejcikova, last year’s Australian Open quarter-finalist, said on social media platform X.
“Unfortunately, my back injury, which troubled me at the end of last season, is still not fully healed.
“It’s disappointing because I love playing in Melbourne and have such great memories from reaching the quarter-finals last year … I’m working hard to get back to full health.
“I can’t wait to see you on the court soon.”
The Australian Open will run from Jan. 12-26.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
