Aryna Sabalenka has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of an injured shoulder.
and was supposed to play Emina Bektas of the United States in the first round on Day 1 at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.“Heartbroken to have to tell you all that I won’t be able to play The Championships this year. I tried everything to get myself ready but unfortunately my shoulder is not cooperating,” Sabalenka ."I pushed myself to the limit in practice today to try my best, but my team explained that playing would only make things much worse.
Sabalenka said on Saturday there was a chance she would need to pull out of Wimbledon, “But I still have my hopes. As someone who been fighting through a lot of different pains in the past months, I still have my hopes.” Sabalenka’s game is built on power that she can generate, particularly on her serve and big forehand. It is a style of tennis that works particularly well on speedier surfaces such as the Australian Open’s hard courts — where she won the championships in 2023 and this January — and Wimbledon’s grass.
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