Melbourne, Jan. 2 -- Heather Watson has confirmed she will miss this month's Australian Open but says she is on course to return from injury by the end of February.
The 33-year-old has slipped to 269 in the world and ninth in the British rankings having been out since late August with a tendon issue in her glute - her first major injury in a 17-year professional career.
She last played in the first round of qualifying for the US Open, having lost in the firstround at Wimbledon on July 1.
According to International Cricket Watson, who won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2016 and reached the women's doubles quarter-finals two years later, has recently resumed training.
In a post on Instagram from Florida, where she is taking part in win...