Tennis: Anisimova, Alexandrova withdraw from Madrid due to injury (Image Source: IANS)
Mutua Madrid Open: Two seeded players, No. 6 Amanda Anisimova and No. 12 Ekaterina Alexandrova, have both been withdrawn from the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open due to injury. Two-time major finalist Anisimova cited a wrist injury, while Alexandrova cited a lower back injury.
Alexandrova was replaced in the draw by Maria Sakkari as the No. 33 seed, and Anisimova, who was the most threatening presence in the lower half of the women's singles draw before the quarterfinals, was replaced by Magdalena Frech as the No. 34 seed, both with first-round byes.
Sakkari and Frech's original first-round opponents, Janice Tjen and Katerina Siniakov, will instead face qualifiers or lucky losers to be drawn at the close of the final qualifying round, WTA reports.
