2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu and former World No.2 Paula Badosa have withdrawn from the US Open due to injuries.
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Badosa was set to face Venus Williams in the first round of the tournament on Tuesday. Williams will now face either a qualifier or lucky loser. The Spaniard has been unable to play since she was forced to retire from her second-round match at Wimbledon due to a back injury.
Currenty ranked No.47, Badosa posted to social media that the injury has forced her to shut down her season.
"After struggling for many months to compete again, I am ending my season," she wrote on Twitter. "Those of you who know me know how much I like to compete and how difficult it has been to make this decision. We have tried everything together with my team but the pain is not letting me move forward."
— Paula Badosa (@paulabadosa) August 26, 2023
Andreescu was drawn to face Lesia Tsurenko on Tuesday. The Ukrainian will now open against either a qualifier or lucky loser.
Andreescu sustained a stress fracture in her back during the hard-court summer in Washington D.C. and Montreal. The injury forced her out of Cincinnati but she was hoping to be cleared to play in New York.