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If you love the news, check out The Liberty Daily's homepage. Tennis fans are upset and the sporting world is reeling after an unprecedented number of players either withdrew or retired from the Miami Open this week. A total of 15 players were unable to finish, including the male and female...
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A total of 15 players are listed on the official Miami Open women’s singles results (
here) as
withdrawing before play or retirement, which is leaving during a match.
Camila Giorgi suffered a right wrist injury, as stated in media reports, while
Garbiñe Muguruza discussed her shoulder injury on Twitter, as did
Simona Halep and
Caroline Garcia with their own injuries.
Maryna Zanevksa posted on Instagram about problems with an “old injury”, while
Karolina Muchova had abdominal injury problems which she
confirmed on social media.
Dalma Galfi also referred to injury pains on Instagram.
Sofia Kenin pulled out due to an ankle injury according to media reports, as did
Anna Kalinskaya with an arm injury,
Angelina Kalinina with a thigh injury and
Clara Tausondue to heat illness. Tauson’s father
told Danish media that many players at the tournament had illnesses, and “more than a handful of players were facing similar problems and several had to withdraw from the tournament” (translated from Danish).
The main image used with the Facebook post features former world number one
Victoria Azarenka appearing to clutch her heart. But
Azarenka retired controversially in the middle of a match citing personal issues, later adding her personal life has been
“extremely stressful.” She has withdrawn from seven tournaments in the past 14 months, BBC Sport reported.
Of the other players who withdrew,
Paula Badosa retired mid-match and said she had been
“struggling with illness”, but gave no indication this was due to vaccination.
Marketa Vondrousova is listed on the
Miami Open sheet as suffering from a “viral illness”, while
Kateřina Siniaková confirmed on social media she was ill, due to abdominal injury, according to the Miami Open sheet.