Corona infection: Even Kenin misses the US Open

The Australian Open is a tennis event held annually over the last fortnight of January at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the 4 Grand Slam tennis events held every year, coming before the French Open, Wimbledon, as well as the US Open. It includes guys's and females's singles; guys's, ladies's, and also blended doubles; junior's champions; and wheelchair, tales, as well as event occasions. Before 1988, it was used lawn courts, however since then 3 kinds of hardcourt surfaces have actually been made use of: green-coloured Rebound Ace as much as 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and also blue GreenSet since 2020. Initially kept in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to come to be one of the largest showing off events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed the pleased bang, the tournament is the highest attended Grand Slam occasion, with even more than 812,000 people participating in the 2020 competition. It was likewise the first Grand Slam tournament to include indoor play during damp weather condition or severe warm with its 3 key courts, Pole Laver Arena, John Cain Sector and the reconditioned Margaret Court Sector geared up with retractable roof coverings.

Because of a corona infection, the last year's Australian Open winner can not compete. That made the 22 year old American known on Thursday at Twitter. The World Randlist Fifth had not been able to play for the Grand Slam tournament in New York for the Grand Slam tournament in New York because of a foot injury. Kenin explained, she was luckily vaccinated and show only mild symptoms. Nevertheless, she had been positively tested and very disappointed about the necessary cancellation. This lacks the next prominent name in the field of participants. Have canceled because of injury among other Serena and Venus Williams, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Dominic Thiem. ****