The 2023 French Open finalist Karolina Muchova will miss the first Grand Slam of 2024 - Australian Open - due to a recurring wrist problem. Muchova, the world's eighth-ranked player, has stated that she will miss the Australian Open next month owing to a reccurring wrist problem. Australian Open 2024 Tennis Tournament Increases Prize Money by 13% for a Total Pool of USD 58.4 Million.

Muchova was also entered in the WTA 500 Adelaide International, which begins on January 8.

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Muchova, the Czech No. 2, reached her first major final in Paris last spring, but her breakout 2023 season was cut short due to a wrist injury. After reaching the US Open quarterfinals, where she lost to eventual champion Coco Gauff, she withdrew from events in Tokyo and Beijing, as well as the WTA Finals Cancun, where she had qualified for the first time. Despite the fact that her year was cut short, she finished with a career-high rating of No. 8, which she achieved after her exploits in New York. Carlos Alcaraz Beats Novak Djokovic To Clinch Victory in Riyadh Season Tennis Cup.

For the second time in three years, the 27-year-old will be absent on the pitch in Melbourne. She advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2021, defeating then-World No.1 Ashleigh Barty on the way, but she missed the tournament in 2022 due to injury.

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