Karolina Muchova will delay the start of her 2024 tennis season and skip the Australian Open due to a persistent wrist injury that also prevented her from playing the WTA Finals in October.
The world No.8 Muchova reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open this year, and advanced to the semifinals of the US Open, where she sustained the wrist injury. The Czech managed to qualify for the WTA Finals for the first time in her career, but had to forfeit her debut at the prestigious tournament due to the injury which now regrettably sidelines her from participating in the upcoming Australian Open as well.