Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from subsequent month’s tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami due to a again harm that has saved her out of motion since November.
The world No. 16, a shock champion on the All England Membership final yr, sustained the harm through the Tour’s Asian swing of tournaments and appeared hampered by it on the WTA Finals in Riyadh, the place she reached the semifinals.
The 29-year-old Czech skipped the Australian Open in January, saying she wanted extra time for her harm to heal.
Austria’s Julia Grabher will take Krejcikova’s place in the primary draw on the BNP Paribas Open, which begins March 5.
The Miami Open kicks off March 18.
Reuters contributed to this report.