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Friday, August 18, 2017

2017 US Open - Australian Samantha Stosur Withdraws from U.S. Open With Injured Hand



Former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia has withdrawn from the tournament with an injured right hand, organisers said on Friday Aug 18,2017

The 33-year-old world number 43 has not competed since her fourth round loss at the French Open to Latvia's eventual champion Jelena Ostapenko in June.

Stosur, who won her lone grand slam title at the 2011 U.S. Open when she upset Serena Williams in straight sets, suffered the stress fracture in her hand during a third round clash with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands at Roland Garros.

Stosur's withdrawal has opened up a place for Germany's Annika Beck in the main draw at the year's final grand slam, to be played from Aug. 28-Sept. 10 in New York

Note

Samantha Stosur is Australia’s first female grand slam singles champion in 31 years after pulling off a stunning upset over a ranting Serena Williams in the 2011 US Open final.



Stosur produced the match of her life against 13-times grand slam champion Williams and won 6-2 6-3 in one hour and 13 minutes in front of 23,000 people on Arthur Ashe Stadium

The result made her Australia’s first grand slam champion since Evonne Goolagong Cawley secured her second Wimbledon title in 1980.


It was the first time the nation had claimed the women’s singles crown at the tournament since Margaret Court Smith in 1973.

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