On her X account, Czech Barbora Krecjikova, world No. 10, announced that she would not play the Australian Open (January 12 to 26) this year. Quarter-finalist in 2024, the 29-year-old explained that she has not fully recovered from a back injury that she has been carrying since last fall. In Ningbo (China) in October, the woman who won Wimbledon 2024 had to abandon her match against Mirra Andreeva (6-7 [5]2-3 ab.) because of his back.