French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova has pulled out of the WTA Finals because of an injured right wrist. She will be replaced in the field for the season-ending tournament in Cancún, México, by Maria Sakkari. The eighth-ranked Muchova would have been making her debut at the WTA Finals.
on Tuesday because of an injured right wrist and was replaced in the field for the season-ending tournament by Maria Sakkari.
“Together with the team and doctors, we tried everything till the last moment to resolve my wrist injury. Unfortunately, the time needed for the recovery is longer than we would’ve hoped for,” Muchova said, “and therefore I had to make this unpleasant decision.”Sakkari is ranked ninth and missed out on making the cut for Cancún by one spot. But as the first alternate, she moved in because of Muchova’s withdrawal.
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