BERLIN, (STATS Perform / dpa / EP)
Czech tennis player Karolina Pliskova will not play the Australian Open, which begins on January 17, 2022, due to an injury to her right hand during training, according to the athlete on her social networks this Thursday.
“Unfortunately, yesterday I injured my right hand in training and I will not be able to play in Adelaide, Sydney and the Australian Open this year. I am sad that I cannot start my season in Australia, I will miss my Australian supporters very much,” Pliskova lamented in a message on their social networks.
The world number 4 will miss the first Grand Slam of the season, which will be played in Melbourne from January 17, 2022. The 29-year-old tennis player reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2019, when she lost to the Japanese Naomi Osaka, achieving her best result in this tournament.