Venus Williams suffers cruel Australian Open blow as Iga Swiatek nurses injuryVenus Williams’ hopes of competing at the 2023 Australian Open have been dealt a hammer blow as she has been ruled out of the season-opening Grand Slam due to injury. “Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to an injury sustained at the ASB Classic in New Zealand,” a tweet from the Australian Open read. There are also injury clouds over world No 1 Iga Swiatek and former US Open champion Emma Raducanu ahead of the hard-court major. Three-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek pulled out of the Adelaide International 2 as she is managing a shoulder injury following a busy schedule at the United Cup. The 2022 US Open winner has already made her way to Melbourne for the first major of 2023.

Source: Stuff January 07, 2023 08:52 UTC