Serena Williams has pulled out of this week’s Miami Open after having oral surgery.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion was knocked out of the Australian Open semi-finals by Naomi Osaka in January.
Serena Williams withdraws from Miami Open: Serena Williams became the latest high-profile player to pull out of the Miami Open on Sunday, saying she was withdrawing in order to concentrate on her recovery from… https://t.co/JktcAdE1Jm
— Japan Today News (@JapanToday) March 21, 2021
“Miami is a special tournament for me because it’s my home and I am sad I won’t be able to see the incredible fans this year.”
Serena Williams withdraws from Miami Open – https://t.co/QA6kEXIIMA
Serena Williams has lost four Grand Slam finals since her return to the tour in 2018
Serena Williams has pulled out of this week’s Miami Open after having oral surgery.The 23-time Grand Slam sing… pic.twitter.com/SzsfiUukD4
— Eric Thompson (@isearch247) March 21, 2021
The men’s draw has already been depleted by the withdrawals of world number one Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and world number four Dominic Thiem.
It gets under way on Monday.
