Jennifer Brady, who secured a runner-up finish at the 2021 Australian Open, has missed out on the ongoing edition in Melbourne. In fact, the 28-year-old hasn’t played a competitive game since she participated in the 2023 China Open. Emphasizing her absence from the tour, the American tennis player recently brought to light the real reason why she isn’t a part of this season’s Grand Slam event.

The former Australian Open finalist, who has struggled with her injury woes in the past, is expected to be out of action for a considerable period as she will be undergoing knee surgery. Amid this adverse phase in her competitive journey, Brady has recently received love from her compatriots, Coco Gauff and Sloane Stephens.

Coco Gauff and Sloane Stephens are ‘proud’ of Jennifer Brady for always fighting on and off the court

The 28-year-old player’s competitive tennis journey has been hindered by her injury woes, which also forced her to the sidelines for almost two seasons. After a lengthy absence from the tour, Jennifer Brady finally made a comeback at the 2023 Citi Open. However, after playing a handful of games, the American tennis star picked up another injury at the China Open, and she didn’t play any further games that season.

Though she was in the process of a comeback during the off-season, the WTA player recently revealed that she had another setback that would require surgery. In her latest Instagram post, Brady stated, “I wanted to let everyone know that unfortunately during (the) off-season I had another setback and I’ll be having surgery on my knee. With this surgery, I will be out for quite some time as the recovery and rehab process is extensive.”

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Reacting to the sad news, her compatriot and WTA colleague, Sloane Stephens, said that she is ‘proud’ of Brady for always fighting. She commented, “Forever a bruin!!! You’ll be back whipping that fear hand in no time at all. Proud of you for always fighting Jen!”

Even the reigning US Open champion flocked to the comments section to send her ‘love’ by saying, “sending you love hope to see you back soon !!” Apart from Gauff and Stephens, Australian tennis veteran Rennae Stubbs was also quick to react, as she called Brady the ‘best kid.’

She commented, “Jen I’m so sorry this has happened again. You’re just the best kid and i know that in time, you’ll be back here doing your thing. We will miss you, but those Bruins will learn a lot from u. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 ….”

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Now that she is away from the tour, Jennifer Brady has taken up the role of an assistant coach at UCLA, where she was a part of the college tennis team.

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