Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka (19th in the WTA ranking) withdrew from a major WTA-1000 series tournament in Montreal, Canada with a prize fund of about $2.79 million. circle against the American Sloane Stevens (38).
“I am very sorry, but I have sad news: during the warm-up before today’s match, I again received an injury that I thought was solved. So I had to withdraw from the game. I wish you all the best and good luck to Sloane for the rest of the tournament. I love Montreal and look forward to returning, ”Victoria Azarenka addressed the fans on her page on the social network.
Of the Belarusians in the fight at the tournament in Canada, Arina Sabolenko remains (2). She will start the competition immediately from the second round against the Croatian Petra Martic (35). The tournament in Montreal will last until August 13.
