Kerber announces pregnancy and withdraws from US Open
August 24, 2022 10:47 MYT
Three-time grand slam champion Angelique Kerber has announced she is pregnant and will miss the US Open as "two against one just isn't a fair competition."
The former world number one on Wednesday revealed she will not be around on the WTA Tour "for a while", as she is expecting her first child.
Kerber, 34, says she is "nervous and excited" by the "new path" she is heading in.
The German posted on Instagram: "I really wanted to play the @usopen but eventually I decided that two against one just isn't a fair competition.
Kerber's announcement came just five days before the US Open gets under way at Flushing Meadows.
The left-hander was crowned champion in New York six years ago after also winning the Australian Open in 2016 and she went on to take the Wimbledon title in 2018.