Big blow for Varvara Gracheva. The French n°2, 59e WTA player, announced this Tuesday March 31 on her Instagram account that she had seriously injured her left knee. “I’m disappointed to share that last week during training I tore my ACL, she writes, while remaining positive. It will take a long time to heal, but I am determined to come back stronger than ever when my body is ready. »
This season, the player of Russian origin, naturalized French in 2023, posted a positive record of eight victories for seven defeats, including a 2e round at the Australian Open and a 3e round at the WTA tournament in Doha. Entered this month in the United States, at the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments, the former French n°1 was eliminated in the first round, successively by the Austrian Lilli Tagger (2-6, 4-6) and the Polish Magda Linette (57e), in three sets (6-2, 2-6, 0-6).
Package for the French team
Injured, Gracheva is therefore withdrawn from the French team. She was part of Alizé Cornet’s selection for the three matches (Romania, Latvia and Norway) in April, in the Billie Jean King Cup. “Get well Varvara, you will come back stronger”commented on Instagram, the French Tennis Federation.
