Watson to miss Australian Open because of injury

Heather Watson has confirmed that she will miss the Australian Open this month, but she claims she is expected to recover from an injury by the end of February.

The 33-year-old has suffered her first major injury of her 17-year professional career, which dropped her to 269 in the world and ninth in the British rankings.

She last qualified for the US Open’s first round of qualifying after falling short at Wimbledon on July 1st.

Watson recently resumed training, having previously won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2016 and advanced to the women’s doubles quarter-finals two years later.

Watson stated in a post on Instagram from Florida, where she is undergoing winter training, that she is eager to return to action.

She said, “I’ve really missed my purpose and the daily challenge that tennis presents me with.”

“I’m looking forward to competing on the road once more. Hopefully, at the end of February, everything will go according to plan.