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Back injury at Miami Open sidelines Clara Tauson for an indefinite period of time

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Svend Bertil Frandsen

Published 5 months ago

Denmark's Clara Tauson who is ranked 17th in the world will be sidelined for an indefinite period of time after she sustained a back injury in the Miami Open which forced her to retire against Katie Boulter in the first round of the tournament.

[p]She was scheduled to play the WTA 500 tournament in Linz, Austria, next week, but it was announced on Friday evening that she has withdrawn from the tournament.[/p][p]Back inflammation has forced [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tauson-clara/2PPTHPya/"]Tauson[/a] to take a break from her busy schedule. These are the same back problems that previously caused her significant pain at the tournaments in Indian Wells and the Miami Open.[/p][p]Clara Tauson is also disappointed not to be able to take part in the tournament in Linz, where she reached the semi-final last year. [/p][p][b]"Unfortunately, I cannot play the wonderful tournament in Linz. I have many good memories from the tournament and will definitely return in the future", [/b]she tells the tournament website.[/p][p]It is unknown how long Tauson will be sidelined, but currently, she is still registered for the tournament in Stuttgart in a few weeks.[/p][p]After Stuttgart, big tournaments await in Madrid and Rome, before the Grand Slam tournament, Roland Garros in Paris, which begins at the end of May.[/p]

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