Two-time Australian Open singles finalist Venus Williams has withdrawn from the 2023 tournament due to an undisclosed injury, according to an early Saturday morning report from the Associated Press.
Williams, 42, will miss what would've been her 22nd Australian Open — a tournament in which she first participated in 1998 when she was 17 years old.
The tennis icon sustained the injury during the ASB Classic, an annual Australian Open warm-up tournament in Auckland, New Zealand. Williams, a wild card entry, opened 2023 with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over qualifier Katie Volynets of the United States.