After escaping a close call in her singles match against Peyton Stearns, Marketa Vondrousova was seen sobbing in the cool-down area. Throughout Monday’s three-set victory, the No. 9 player in the world was battling an injury. She then withdrew from the women’s doubles match with Barbora Strycova, who is taking part in her final competition before retiring.

When Vondrousova began to grab her back and shoulder after losing the first set of her singles match against Stearns, there was cause for concern. At 3-2 in the second set, the 24-year-old was on the verge of tears when she took some pills, but they appeared to work since she recovered to win 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2.

Strycova/Vondrousova have officially withdrawn from women's doubles. https://t.co/BctrFpft6m

— David Kane (@DKTNNS) September 4, 2023

Vondrousova at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023

Ranked no.9 (career-high), Vondrousova has managed to achieve a 40-12 win-loss record in 2023. The Czech is playing at the U.S. Open where she beat the world no.241 Na-Lae Han 6-3 6-0, the world no.58 Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-2, the world no.20 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-1 and the world no.59 Peyton Stearns 6-7³ 6-3 6-2.

Marketa Vondrousova will face the world no.17 Madison Keys in the quarter. They have never played each other up to now in top competitions.

The Czech clinched 1 title in 2023 in Wimbledon.

Barbora Strycova in 2023

At the moment ranked no.430, Strycova played her last match on the 29^th of August when she was overcome by world no.133 Kaia Kanepi 6-4 6-4 in the 1^st round of the U.S. Open (draw).

This year Barbora achieved a composed 3-8 win-loss record.

Marketa Vondrousova and Barbora Strycova fought against each other 4 times. The head to head is 4-0 for Vondrousova. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Marketa Vondrousova won 1-6 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1^st round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2019.