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Karolina Muchova announced her sensational withdrawal at the WTA Finals in Cancun. The event, which will start on October 29th and end on November 5th 2023, will already see a first protagonist announce her withdrawal from the final tournament.
The Czech, who returned to high levels this season by reaching her first Slam final, will not be among the eight tennis players who will play the year-end Masters. At the Roland Garros, she was defeated, in the decisive match to win the title, by Iga Swiatek, another player present in Cancun for the final title.
Maria Sakkari will replace Karolina Muchova
Replacing Karolina Muchova in Cancun will be Maria Sakkari. The Greek tennis player was ninth in the Race and will take her place at the Cancun Finals. Thus, this year’s winner of a WTA 1000 will participate in the final tournament again.
It is the third consecutive time for the tennis player from Athens, former number 3 in the world. Sakkari will join the other players present and who should be confirmed for now. In Cancun, in an open construction site regarding the final facility, there will be the main protagonists of this 2023, from Slam finalists to champions (new and old)…
