New York – Defense champion Arena Sabalinka has returned to the open semi -finals in the United States without reaching a ball on Tuesday night because the woman who was supposed to face in the quarter -finals, 2023 Wimbledon Marka Fundrosova Championship came out of her match with his affected knee.
“I made my best to take the stadium today, but during the warm up, I felt my knees again, and after consulting with the championship doctor, I decided not to risk the injury.” “I appreciate all the support in this tournament and I apologize to the fans who were looking forward to the match.”
A representative of Fenrosova Lurai -Joe Fernandez of ESPN said that the injury occurred before her three -group victory over the year 2022 Wimbledon Elena Rykina and that Fendrosova played during the fourth match on Sunday night.
According to Usta, Fundrosova is the first woman to give her opponent a path – a term when a tennis player withdrew from a match before he starts – in the United States Open in the quarter -finals or later since 1988, when Steve Graff advanced to the final after Chris Ever did not play in the semi -finals.
SABALENKA will now meet 4 Jessica Pegula in the semi -finals on Thursday. This is a match match in Flushing Meadows, which SABALENKA won in consecutive groups.
This is the first time that Sabalenka has applied in a specialty via walkover or retirement.
“Very sorry for Marketa after all I passed by,” sabaalenka Books on social media. “She was playing amazing tennis and knowing how harmful this is for her.”
Sabalinka Chris Boden of ESPN told her that she was “shocked” of the news after watching Fondosova the warm -up and that she wished Fondosova a quick recovery in the treasury room.
Fundrosova was high as the 6th rank in WTA classifications, but a series of injuries over the years kept them outside the round of the extension at the same time. This included operations on her wrist in 2022 and her shoulder last year.
The United States has entered the 60th and not encouraging.
“This place is very special for me – exactly one year ago I was in surgery, and I was not sure if I was going back at all.” Books in Instagram story. “Return here, competition again and enjoy such beautiful matches means more than words can say.”
It is scheduled to hold the last two women’s matches in the quarter-finals on Wednesday: No. 2 IGA Swiatek for No. 8 Amanda Anisimova-a match in Wimbledon last month, which Soykik won 6-0 and 6-0-No. 11 Carolina Musova in No. 23 Naomi Osaka.
This will be the first quarter -quarter of Grand Slam in Osaka since the 2021 Australia Championship, where I finished calling for its fourth cup.
ESPN and Assocated Press Research contributed to this report.