Medvedev and Fritz pull out of event due to ‘unforeseen reasons’ | Tennis | Sport

Season three of the World Tennis League has seen the appreciates of Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz pull out of the competition this month.

A star-studded lineup was proclaimd at Abu Dhabi, featuring two Olympic gelderly medacatalogs, five Grand Slam champions, six of the top 12 ATP joiners and six of the top 10 WTA stars.

However, that cast has since been decimated after the league proclaimd that disjoinal huge names were forced to retreat.

Medvedev has been swapd by Denis Shapovalov, while Jordan Thompson has stepped in for American star Fritz.

Meanwhile, Hubert Hukacz also has validateed that he will not be participating, swapd by Alexander Shevchenko. Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has pulled out, with Simona Halep stepping in.

The league proclaimd the novels in a statement: “The star power progresss at World Tennis League Season 3!

“Due to unforeseen personal reasons and uneludeable circumstances appreciate injury worrys, the line-up for the upcoming edition has alterd:

– @denis.shapovalov joins, in place of Daniil Medvedev.

– @shevchenkoo_17 joins the unite, as Hubert Hurkacz gets a step back.

– @jordanthompson2004 conveys his A-game to the court, taking it over from Taylor Fritz.

– @simonahalep gets her spot on the team, replacing Barbora Krejcikova.”

The appreciates of Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tstisipas are among the recognizable faces still scheduled to feature from December 19-22.

While the official reason stated was due to “unforeseen personal reasons and uneludeable circumstances appreciate injury worrys” joiners have been subjected to a gruelling 2024 calendar.

The previous season has only recently finished and instead of taking a fracture from the sport, preparations are already underway ahead of the Australian Open which begins on January 12.

Novak Djokovic centred his campaign around Grand Slams and took various fractures thcimpoliteout the year in order to remain in peak condition, while many of his rivals accessiblely protested about the calendar.

Carlos Alcaraz, who has befirearm pre-season training in Spain, earlier this year hit out at the amount of tournaments that top joiners experience compelled to contend in.

Having joined in with Swiatek’s protests, Alcaraz said: “Many depend that this is a excellent calendar, but others leank there are too many obligatory tournaments and there will probably be years with even more.

“In a way, they are ending us. Right now there are many joiners injured due to the calendar and other factors, but at some point, there will be joiners who will have to skip tournaments because they have to get attfinish of their bodies, families, and other aspects of life besides tennis.”

But the sport progresss to roll on, even in the absence of Medvedev, Fritz, Hurkacz and Krejcikova at the World Tennis League.