The three-time Slam champion is also closing in on the year-end No.1 ranking.
The 6'8" Canadian is steadily moving up the rankings as 2024 winds down.
"I signed the paper saying they were allowed to amputate my ball—that was the last thing before the surgery that I saw," Andrey Rublev recalls.
Bencic, who became a mother in April, will play later this month in Hamburg.
The American will continue her career in 2025 and explained her reasoning in a detailed Instagram post.
"I feel like all of us try to raise our level to play every point in the best possible way," world No. 1 said after reaching Six Kings Slam final.
Former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori has taken a wild card into Vienna.
