Ajla Tomljanovic has suffered one more crushing blow, dominated out of tennis for a number of months after present process knee surgical procedure.
Already cruelly sitting out her house grand slam after withdrawing two days earlier than the Australian Open began, Tomljanovic took to social media on Saturday to disclose her newest replace.
“This morning I had a minor procedure done on my knee that went very well. Sadly I won’t be around for the next few months,” the Aussie girls’s No.1 posted.
“But I’m happy I did the necessary steps to get healthy. Great things take time and rehab starts very soon. I can’t wait to get back out there.
“Appreciate all your sweet messages and words of support, doesn’t go unnoticed.”
Tomljanovic’s premature damage setback got here after the 29-year-old loved her best grand slam season in 2022.
She reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the second straight 12 months earlier than backing as much as additionally make the final eight on the US Open in September.
Tomljanovic famously finish Serena Williams’ adorned profession in New York, en path to turning into the primary Australian lady since former world No.1 Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1979 to succeed in the quarter-finals at each Wimbledon and the US Open in a calendar 12 months.
Tomljanovic had been in line to nab a grand slam seeding for the primary time at Melbourne Park, earlier than the knee concern pressured her out of the season-opening United Cup.
Also instrumental in Australia’s run to the Billie Jean King Cup closing, Tomljanovic dropped two spots within the rankings after being sidelined from the brand new blended groups’ occasion.
Her absence robbed her of an Open seeding earlier than she opted to tug the pin earlier than a scheduled first-round conflict with Argentine Nadia Podoroska.
