Wounded during her victory at the US Open, the world number 1 will not participate in the WTA 1000 tournament in the Chinese capital.
The world N.1 Aryna Sabalenka had to give up playing the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing which begins on September 24 due to an injury that started during its victorious career at the US Open at the beginning of the month, the organizers announced on Wednesday. “”Aryna is not completely handed over to the injury it was made during the US Open and will miss the China 2025 Open“The organizers of the first WTA 1000 of the Asian tour announced.
For his part, Sabalenka who had been beaten in the quarterfinals in Beijing last year, said on the Chinese network Weibo “very sadTo have to withdraw from the tournament because of a “small injury”. “”I’m going to devote myself to healing and strive to come back to the 100% short“, She added. The 27-year-old player must then defend her title in Wuhan (October 6-12), Ultimate WTA 1000 of the season.