Aryna Sabalenka gives out scary fitness update ahead of her Wimbledon first-round match

World No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka has been dealing with a rather rare shoulder injury of late.

Aryna Sabalenka gives out scary fitness update ahead of her Wimbledon first-round match

Aryna Sabalenka (Via Imago)

Shocking news from the WTA No.3 Aryna Sabalenka as she gave a sudden fitness update ahead of the Wimbledon first round. The Championships start from the first of July and Sabalenka is set to play her first match on that day. 

A week earlier, Sabalenka withdrew from her quarter-final match against Anna Kalinskaya due to shoulder pain. She was down by four games when she pulled out of the match, unsure of her participation at the Championships. 

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Coming into the Grand Slam, she spoke to the press, giving her fitness update, and revealed that it was a specific and rare shoulder injury that has placed many doubts over her participation.

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We're doing everything we can with my team to make sure I'll be able to play my first match here. But, no, I'm not 100% ready.
Aryna Sabalenka said to the Wimbledon press

Furthermore, she also revealed that there are chances she may not compete in Wimbledon. The tournament might miss their two-time Semi-finalist, who has an exciting draw ahead of her. She is now up against American Emina Bektas and will hope to recover as much as possible in the next two days. 

Aryna Sabalenka recently defended her decision to skip the upcoming Paris Olympics

2024 Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka recently revealed an important decision to skip the Paris Olympics. She lost in the quarter-final of the French Open to the young Mirra Andreeva and then the Belarusian announced her withdrawal from the Olympics, citing health issues. 

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Aryna Sabalenka (Via Imago)
Especially with all the struggles I've been struggling with the last months, I feel I have to take care of my health.
Aryna Sabalenka said to the Roland Garros Press

With the scheduling already very tight, the Olympics just adds to the hectic schedule and Sabalenka rightly has decided to take time off to spend time for herself after what she has been through this entire year. However, another important reason for her Olympic withdrawal is because of the WTA mandatory rules of playing compulsory tournaments, meaning that she had to sacrifice one tournament, which is the Olympics this time. 

Now, there is a huge question about Sabalenka’s participation in Wimbledon. Although many fans expected her to be fine, it turns out the shoulder might be a bigger problem than normal.

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