By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday, April 24 2023
Defending champion Ons Jabeur has been pressured to withdraw from this yr’s Madrid Open because of the calf harm she picked up throughout her semifinal with Iga Swiatek at Stuttgart. Jabeur retired from the match after three video games. On Monday she gave an replace standing.
“Additional to many medical exams finished, it exhibits that I’ve a small tear in my calf and I’ll want extra time to recuperate,” she wrote on social media. “I’m unhappy to announce that I gained’t have the ability to compete and defend my title at Madrid.”
Whats up everybody, an replace on my state of affairs @MutuaMadridOpen pic.twitter.com/Du04vH2uLU
— Ons Jabeur (@Ons_Jabeur) April 24, 2023
Jabeur was positioned in yesterday’s draw at Madrid because the No.4 seed. She will likely be changed by a fortunate loser.
It has been a tough season for the Tunisian, who underwent minor knee surgical procedure in February and was simply starting to regain her type when she injured her calf in Stuttgart. She gained the Charleston title in early April and carried a seven-match successful streak into her semifinal with Swiatek.
