JAKARTA Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the semifinals of the US Open 2025 without the need to sweat after her opponent Marketa Vondrousova withdrew due to a knee injury.
Sabalenka from Belarus, who is ranked first in the world, was supposed to fight Vondrousova at Flushing Meadows, New York, in Tuesday night's session, September 2, 2025, United States time.
However, the Czech Republic, who won the 2023 Wimbledon and his career, was devastated by a series of injuries, withdrew two hours before the two took to the field for a duel.
"I am also concerned about what happened to Marketa. He has played extraordinary tennis and I know how painful this is for him," Sabalenka wrote on his official social media account.
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Vondrousova had a pre-match training session, but then stopped it early. He was seen bowing at the baseline before being entertained by his team.
The tennis player, who is ranked 60 in the world, is then seen wearing a bandage on his left leg as he walks through the player's area at Flushing Meadows.
"I tried my best to take to the pitch today, but after consulting a tournament doctor, I decided not to take the risk of exacerbating injury," said Vondrousova.
Sabalenka will next face fourth-seeded host Jessica Pegula. This is a repeat of last year's final which Sabalenka won in two straight sets.
Pegula managed to get rid of Barbora Krejcikova who is also from the Czech Republic with a score of 6-3 and 6-3 to advance to the last four in two consecutive years.
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