Caroline Wozniacki’s Olympic aspirations hangs in the balance after she suffered an ankle injury during a training session.
The former world No.1 confirmed on social media that she will miss the Fed Cup and Istanbul Open after rolling her ankle during practice. The injury is the latest blow to Wozniacki, who has endured a mixed start to the season with a win-loss record of 8-7. Recently it was confirmed that she will begin working with David Kotyza, the former coach of Petra Kvitova.
Rolled my ankle during practice today Very sad to miss Fed Cup & Istanbul, but I’ll be back soon! Thx for the ❤️! pic.twitter.com/IIXtvCdxql
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) April 7, 2016
The injury has also sparked uncertainty about Wozniacki’s place in the Olympics. The Dane is required to play one additional Fed Cup tie in order to be eligible for the Olympics in August. The director of the Danish Tennis Federation, Sune Irgens Alenkær, told TV 2 Sport that he will hold a meeting with the ITF regarding Wozniacki’s Olympic place.
“Right now we do not know what the consequences is for the Olympics,” Alenkær admitted.
“We will sit down and have a chat with the ITF when the residual national team got home safely from Cairo. It is clear that we are hoping for a waiver.”
The ITF does take into account players injury, however, it is only applicable if they have been injured for over six months. The ITF Olympic Committee has the final say concerning a player’s eligibility for the Olympics Games.
In February Wozniacki was nominated to carry her nation’s flag during the Olympic opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. The 25-year-old is already a two-time Olympian. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she reached the third round followed by a quarterfinal appearance at the 2012 London Games.
