The final of the WTA Premier tournament in New York cannot take place: Finalist Naomi Osaka had to cancel the final against Belarusian Viktoria Asarenka on Saturday due to an injury to her left Achilles tendon. This means that Barbara Haas’ first-round opponent is the tournament winner at the US Open on Tuesday.
“I’m sorry. I have to withdraw from the tournament because of an injury,” Osaka said in a statement. You suffered the injury in the tie-break of the second set in the semifinals. “It has not improved overnight as we had hoped. This has been an emotional week for me and I would like to thank everyone for their support,” said Osaka.
In the tennis scene, she had caused a sensation with her protest over police violence and racism in the USA. Your approach was one of the reasons for a day’s break from play at the women’s and men’s tournament in Flushing Meadows, which is a dress rehearsal for the US Open.
Asarenka will again be the top 30 player on Tuesday against Barbara Haas from Upper Austria. She started as number 59 in the tournament, which was moved from Cincinnati to New York. It was the 21st title for Azarenka, but the first since 2016. Because of a custody dispute over her child, the Belarusian-born could only travel a little for a while and fell far behind in the ranking. She was number one in the WTA ranking for a total of 51 weeks. (apa)
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