The two-time Australian Open champion and No. 3 seed at this year’s Wimbledon tournament was scheduled to play Emina Bektas of the United States in the first round. Sabalenka has been dealing with shoulder pain since withdrawing from the Berlin Ladies Open quarterfinal over a week ago.
Sabalenka, who reached the Wimbledon semifinals in each of her last two appearances, said the injury has been “very frustrating” in that she’s been able to practice, but has had trouble with serving.
Sabalenka will be replaced by Russia’s Erika Andreeva, who lost in the final round of qualifying.
