Just hours before stepping onto the court against Aryna Sabalenka , the Czech star, Marketa Vondrousova , tweaked an old knee injury during a practice court session. After consulting with the medical team, she made the difficult call not to “risk aggravating the injury,” handing Sabalenka a walkover into the semifinals. But while the result went down as a win, the world No. 1’s first instinct wasn’t celebration—it was a message for her opponent.

Sabalenka took to Instagram and shared the message through a story . She wrote , “So sorry for Marketa after all she’s been through. She has been playing amazing tennis and I know how badly this must hurt for her.” Aryna Sabalenka has previously withdrawn from events like the Berlin Open 2024 and Wimbledon 2024 because of inj

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