The Spaniard Paula Badosa, 11th in the world, announced on Saturday that she was withdrawing from the Australian Open, of which she had been designated seed N.11, because of a thigh injury suffered last week in the quarter-finals of the Adelaide 2 tournament.
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"Bad news... I got injured during the quarter-final in Adelaide and according to the results (of the exams) I will be unavailable for a few weeks," said the former world No.2, 25, on her twitter account.
Another package announced on Saturday, that of Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, 35th in the world, with a knee injury.
The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament, had already recorded several brand withdrawals in recent weeks: Carlos Alcaraz, world No.1, and Marin Cilic (18th) for men, and Naomi Osaka, ex-N. 1 world who announced this week that she was pregnant, among women.
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