This year, the Australian Open will begin on January 16, but will not be attended by two players who are usually among the most attractive to the public and who are always in the fight to advance several rounds: Naomi Osaka and Venus Williams. The two-time AO champion has not played competitively since the US OpenNaomi Osaka, two-time winner of the tournament, will not be present at the 2023 edition. Champion in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, Osaka has not played a competitive match since the US Open last fall. Williams suffers an injury and is also outThe eldest of the Williams sisters, Venus, will not see action in Melbourne either after suffering an injury at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. To participate in the Australian Open this year, Williams had accepted a wild card.

Source: CNN January 08, 2023 06:04 UTC