In a post on social media, the 39-year-old American said the decision was made after “careful consideration” on the advice of her medical team.
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Zverev is looking for his first Masters title since he got the better of Thiem in the final in the Spanish capital three years ago.
The World no. 7 is the highest-ranked player who has withdrawn from Miami so far, joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic on the list of the most notable missing players.
Both advanced into the fourth round of the competition in five-set thrillers.
Players and officials have to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine on arrival in Australia before they participate in warm-up events from January 31 at Melbourne Park, where the major will be held from February 8 to 21.
The Austrian third seed’s 7-5, 6-7 (10/12), 7-6 (7/5) win ended Djokovic’s hopes of equalling Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the elite eight-man event.
The shocking win helped the Argentine to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final
The 27-year-old world number three, beaten in his first three Grand Slam finals, started as favourite in this brutal and nerve-jangling match
Second seed Thiem ousted third-seeded Russian and last year’s runner-up Daniil Medvedev in a closely fought three-setter that was packed with powerful baseline rallies and impressive serving.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion staged the exhibition while international tennis remains suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic continues to lead the ATP rankings, with leading positions unchanged in the week following the Australian Open.
Struggling to keep his emotions in check and with undulating moods and energy levels, the 32-year-old Serb used all his experience to deny the Austrian a first Major title and move his own overall tally up to 17.
The world number one had hoped to equal Roger Federer’s record of 20 grand slam singles titles but that will have to wait after fifth seed Thiem powered his way to a 7-6 (3) 7-6 (4) 4-6 7-6 (6) victory to set up a clash with Alexander Zverev.
Rafael Nadal kept his iron grip on the Coupe des Mousquetaires by beating Dominic Thiem in four sets to win a 12th French Open title.
World number one, Novak Djokovic, automatically progressed to the Madrid Open semi-finals after his quarter-final opponent Marin Cilic was forced to withdraw because of food poisoning on Friday.
Dominic Thiem claimed his first Masters 1000 title after coming from a set down to defeat Roger Federer 3-6 6-3 7-5 and win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in Indian Wells.
The 37-year-old Swiss played poorly in defeat against Kei Nishikori on Sunday and then skipped practice on Monday.
World No 2 Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will make his return from injury at next month’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.
The 22-year-old 6ft 6in Russian, already the owner of two indoor hard court titles this year, won 6-4 6-1 against Dominic Thiem.
“It’s frustrating for me not to be able to compete in London,” Del Potro, who last played in the event in 2013 since when he has been plagued by injuries, said in an ATP statement