Last-minute withdrawal at the 2026 Australian Open, also quite unexpected. With no debut in 2026 yet, there seems to be a reason: Veronika Kudermetova will not be competing in Melbourne due to physical discomfort, freeing up the last spot within the seeded players (she was set to be the 32nd favorite) and letting Marketa Vondrousova take her place, who now moves into that spot and could face top players in the third round; on the other hand, Veronika Erjavec will replace her in the main draw. Tough blow for the Russian player, absent from the scene since late 2025.
Veronika Kudermetova withdrawal (replaced by Marketa Vondrousova) pic.twitter.com/rGKsRL30GM
— fero ivančo (@ffeerro) January 9, 2026
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El Open de Australia 2026 sufre una inesperada baja de una cabeza de serie

