MONTREAL — High-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has withdrawn from the Nationwide Financial institution Open, choosing further relaxation earlier than starting preparations for her US Open title protection.
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“I am wanting ahead to kicking off the North American hard-court swing, however to provide myself the very best probability for achievement this season, I’ve determined it is in my finest curiosity to skip Montreal,” Sabalenka stated Wednesday in an announcement offered by the match.
Sabalenka made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon, the place she misplaced to Amanda Anisimova.
The Nationwide Financial institution Open begins July 27. Sabalenka might as a substitute return for the Cincinnati Open in early August, with the primary spherical of the US Open set to start on Aug. 24. Sabalenka received that title for the primary time in 2024.
The match additionally introduced that Tenth-ranked Paula Badosa had withdrawn due to an harm. Caty McNally and Moyuka Uchijima changed Sabalenka and Badosa in the primary draw.
