The Australian Open was hit by two more withdrawals on Saturday with 11th seed Paula Badosa and home hope Ajla Tomljanovic both injured. The first Grand Slam of the year has seen several players pull out ahead of the opening day on Monday, including the injured men's number one Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka, who is pregnant. Spain's former world number two Badosa became the
Ajla Tomljanovic, who beat Serena Williams in her final match at last year’s U.S. Open, and Paula Badosa, who was seeded 11th at Melbourne Park, withdrew from the Australian Open on Saturday because of injuries. Tomljanovic is dealing with a bad knee that forced her to skip the United Cup this month. Badosa has a…
There will be two sister acts in the main draw of the Australian Open after teenagers Brenda Fruhvirtova and Polina Kudermetova successfully navigated qualifying to make their Grand Slam main draw debuts.No.135-ranked Fruhvirtova pulled off her .