Beijing time on December 16 news, from the start of the 2022 Australian Open main tournament is still 1 month away, today there are big players quit next year's Australian Open. Former world number one Ka-Pliskova announced her retirement due to injury and missed her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open early next year.
Karp injured his right wrist in preparation for the new season, and after assessing her injury, Karp finally made the decision to withdraw from the Australian Open, and she will focus on her recovery from the injury and strive to return to the field as soon as possible.
Despite once being ranked no. 1 in the world, Karp never won a title at a Grand Slam in his career. She has reached the final at the US Open and Australian Open before, but regrets passing by the championship trophy. Karp's best record at the Australian Open was in the final four, and in 2019 she lost to Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals, missing the final.
Karp is the third big player to retire from the Australian Open women's singles next year, and she is the 23rd Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and former US Open champion Andreescu, who have withdrawn from next year's Australian Open. In the men's singles arena, 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer and his compatriot Wawrinka also missed the game due to injury.
With Karp pulling out of next year's Australian Open, Ferro, who was previously at the top of the bench list, made it to the main tournament. China's Jinhua Wang Qiang is currently at the top of the bench list, as long as one more person withdraws, Wang Qiang can directly enter the main game. At present, only Zhang Shuai, Zheng Saisai and Wang Xinyu in the women's singles have entered the main competition.