New York: Spain’s former world number 2 Paula Badosa and 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada have withdrawn from the US Open due to injuries.
Badosa was scheduled to face Venus Williams in the first round of the tournament on Tuesday. Williams will now have to face either a qualifier or a lucky loser.
The Spaniard has not been able to play since being forced to retire from her second round match at Wimbledon with a back injury.
Currently ranked 47th, Badosa posted on social media that the injury forced her to stop her season.
“After struggling for many months to return to competition, I am ending my season,” she wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter). “Those of you who know me know how much I love competing and how difficult it was to make this decision. We have tried everything with my team, but the pain does not allow me to move forward. »
Andreescu, meanwhile, has been drawn to face Lesia Tsurenko on Tuesday, so the Ukrainian will start her match against either a qualifier or a lucky loser.
The 23-year-old Canadian suffered a stress fracture in her back during the summer on hard courts in Washington DC and Montreal. The injury forced her out of Cincinnati, but she hoped to be cleared to play in New York.
