Aug. 22, 2024 17:41 PM EST

Ons Jabeur Withdraws From The Us Open Because Of A Shoulder Injury

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur plays a shot against Japan's Naomi Osaka at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Wednesday August 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Chris Young, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur plays a shot against Japan's Naomi Osaka at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Wednesday August 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Ons Jabeur, the 2022 U.S. Open women's runner-up, withdrew from this year's tournament Thursday because of a shoulder injury.

Jabeur was to be the No. 17 seed in the tournament that begins Monday. The U.S. Tennis Association said Elise Mertens, the next-highest player eligible to be seeded, will become the No. 33 seed.

Jabeur has struggled with injuries recently, pulling out of the hard-court tournament in Washington before losing to Naomi Osaka in her lone match in Montreal. She wrote in an Instagram post Thursday that her shoulder had not recovered in time to allow her to play at Flushing Meadows.

The Tunisian also reached the finals of Wimbledon in 2022 and 2023.

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