French tennis prodigy, Ksenia Efremova will not participate in the junior tournaments at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon, where she was expected. The 14-year-old player suffers from a major elbow injury and will be out of action for at least four months, she announced on Instagram.
Ksenia Efremova will not play the junior tournaments at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. | PHOTO: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP View in full screen close
- Ksenia Efremova will not play the junior tournaments at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. | PHOTO: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP
Ouest-France Published on 03/27/2024 at 7:16 p.m.
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A huge setback in his progress. Ksenia Efremova will not participate in the junior draw at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. The 14-year-old French tennis nugget suffers from a serious elbow injury. She announced it this Wednesday March 27 on her Instagram account.
“Dear fans, I wanted to tell you that I will not be able to play for a while and that Roland Garros (my homemade Grand Slam) and Wimbledon this year. After struggling in Australia with elbow pain, I have to stop playing tennis for 4 months. The good news is that he will be completely healed afterwards, but it takes this long and I have to accept that. »
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At the end of December, the Russian-born prodigy became the youngest player to win a title on the ITF professional circuit since 2003, during the $15,000 tournament in Monastir.