Australian women's No.1 Ajla Tomljanovic has apologised to fans, saying the decision to withdraw was 'very tough'.
She has apologised to fans, saying it was a tough decision.Australian women's No.1 Ajla Tomljanovic has been forced out of the Australian Open with a lingering knee injury.
The 29-year-old's withdrawal is a hammer blow to Australia's hopes of a local woman going deep into the tournament.'Soundball' will make its Australian Open debut this year. The tennis world hopes it can get a big break Tomljanovic posted the words "I'm sorry" on Twitter with a longer statement confirming her withdrawal attached to the post.
"I've done absolutely everything in my power to get healthy but just ran out of time to heal and be 100 per cent ready to compete at a high level."It's no secret that this is my favorite place to play so it hurts to miss out on a great opportunity to play in front of my home crowd and to be surrounded by the incredible love and atmosphere."In 2022 Tomljanovic became the first Australian woman since former world No.
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