WTA Miami: Defending champion Iga Swiatek has to cancel due to injury
Iga Swiatek will not be able to defend her title at the WTA Tour 1000 tournament in Miami. The Pole withdrew due to a rib injury and will also miss the Billie Jean King Cup.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Mar 22, 2023, 04:13 pm
So yes: The rib injury, which Iga Swiatek already hampered during her performances in Indian Wells, now means that the world number one and defending champion will be absent in Miami. A year ago, Swiatek won the final at Hard Rock Stadium against Naomi Osaka. Swiatek immediately canceled her participation in the Billie Jean King Cup. Poland meets Kazakhstan. Whether the industry leader will start at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart is still open. Swiatek also won the title there last year.
In Miami, Iga Swiatek would have played against Claire Liu from the USA after a bye. Now a lucky loser moves up to the top line of the tableau.
The absence of the number one increases the chances that there will be a final between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina for the third time this season. Like at the Australian Open and most recently in Indian Wells. Rybakina is seeded tenth and starts in the top half of the tableau against Anna Kalinskaya. Sabalenka, number two of the tournament, is waiting for the winner of the all-American duel between Sloane Stephens and Shelby Rogers.
Here is the individual tableau in Miami
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