Swiatek pulls out of Sydney event with rib injury

Poland’s Iga Swiatek pulls out of next week’s Sydney Tennis Classic, a WTA 500 tourney, due to a rib injury.

Iga Swiatek, the French Open 2020 champion, was scheduled to play reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu in the opening round of the Sydney Tennis Classic.

World No. 9 Iga Swiatek has pulled out of next week’s Sydney Tennis Classic due to a rib injury, the women’s tour said on Sunday.

Poland’s Swiatek, who won the French Open title in 2020, went down to top-ranked Ash Barty 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinal of the Adelaide International on Saturday.

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The 20-year-old was scheduled to play US Open champion Emma Raducanu in the opening round of the WTA 500 event in Sydney which has a packed field of top names and will be led by Australian Barty.

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— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) January 9, 2022

 

The Australian Open, the year’s opening Grand Slam will start in Melbourne on January 17.

"After intense pre season and last week's tournament in Adelaide I feel like my body needs more time to recover before Australian Open," Swiatek said in a statement on Twitter .

"I've been feeling some pain in my lower rib area which is why unfortunately I've decided to withdraw from the tournament in Sydney."