© Reuters/Robert Deutsch Tennis: US Open (Reuters) - World quantity two Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Indian Wells event after testing superb for COVID-19, the 23-yr-old mentioned.
Sabalenka, who misplaced to Canadian teen Leylah Fernandez in the U.S. Open semifinal final month, turned into the appropriate seed in the ladies's draw at the Indian Wells after world #1 Ash Barty pulled out https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/activities/barty-withdraws-indian-wells-2021-09-27 from the WTA one thousand adventure near l. a..
"unfortunately I've demonstrated high quality at Indian Wells and won't be able to compete," Belarusian Sabalenka wrote on her Instagram story on Saturday.
"I've begun my isolation and that i'll be staying here unless i am cleared by using the docs and fitness officials. thus far i'm searching good enough however truly sad to now not be in a position to play this year."
Sabalenka's absence is an extra blow to the Oct. 4-17 experience, with guys's world no 1 Novak Djokovic, 2018 champion Naomi Osaka and 23-instances Grand Slam champion Serena Williams also now not competing.
Sabalenka has already qualified for the season-ending WTA Finals, contested by way of the world's appropriate eight singles gamers and eight doubles teams, which might be held next month in Guadalajara, Mexico.
(Reporting with the aid of Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; enhancing by way of William Mallard)
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