For Tennis Now | @Itenisi_Manje | Friday, December 27, 2024
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Jessica Pegula you're out of brisbane.
The US Open finalist withdrew from Brisbane due to a knee injury.
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The 30-year-old Pegula, who reached the semifinals in Adelaide last January, injured his left knee after his run in his first final at Flushing Meadows.
Jessica Pegula has withdrawn from the Brisbane International due to a knee injury. Because of this Suzan Lamens from the Netherlands will take her place in the main competition.
– Brisbane International (@BrisbaneTennis) December 26, 2024
Pegula joins the veteran Aussies Thanasi Kokkinakis again Ajla Tomljanovic departing from Brisbane, scheduled for December 29-January 5, 2025.
Ajla Tomljanovic has withdrawn from the Brisbane International. pic.twitter.com/UXw5nkYtjW
– Brisbane International (@BrisbaneTennis) December 26, 2024
The 31-year-old Tomljanovic, who like Pegula has been suffering from an injury to his left knee, said he hopes he will be ready to compete in the Australian Open.
“I'm very disappointed to withdraw from the Brisbane International, but I wanted to be 100 percent ready to compete, which I'm not yet,” Tomljanovic wrote in an Instagram post. “I will continue my preparation and see you all at the Australian Open.”
Kokkinakis, who represented Australia in the Davis Cup Final 8 last month in Malaga, Spain, has been troubled by a “minor hip problem.”
The man who partnered with Nick Kyrgios for the 2022 Australian Open doubles is still on the Adelaide entry list, a week before the start of the Australian Open.
It's sad to miss out @BrisbaneTennis this year. Dealing with a little hip issue that needs more time, but hopefully I'll be back until the rest of the summer ✌🏼
— Thanasi Kokkinakis (@TKokkinakis) December 26, 2024
“Sad to miss @BrisbaneTennis this year. Dealing with a bit of a hip problem that needs more time off, but hopefully I'll be back for the rest of the summer,” Kokkinakis wrote in a post on X.
