Kuznetsova out of Australian Open with wrist injury

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - London, Britain - July 11, 2017 Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova reacts during her quarter final match against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza REUTERS/Toby Melville

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Russia's world number 12 Svetlana Kuznetsova will miss next month's Australian Open as she recovers from wrist surgery, organisers confirmed on Friday.

The 32-year-old former French and U.S. Open champion was already rated doubtful and was missing from the official entry list when it was published on Friday along with China's world number 94 Zheng Saisai, who has a right knee problem.