World No. 2, Dinara Safina of Russia, has been forced to pull out of next week's Dubai Tennis Championships because of ongoing back problems. She said on her website, "Unfortunately, I will not be able to play the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships this year because of the back injury that's been bothering me since the
The current world No. 2, and 3-time Grand Slam finalist, Dinara Safina of Russia, is pulling out of the Brisbane International scheduled for January 3-10, 2010, because of a lingering back injury. The back pain forced Safina to quit in tears after just 12 minutes and two games into a match against Jelena Jankovic at
Maria Kirilenko, cutie pie from Russia, retired during the 2nd round of the WTA Monterrey Open March 5, 2009, in Monterrey, Mexico. She had an inflamed left knee and was not able to continue play. Kirilenko had lost the first set 4-6, and was down 1-4 when she withdrew. Kirilenko also withdrew from the doubles
The world's No. 1 ranked player, Serena Williams pulled out of the 2009 Open GDF Suez tournament played in Paris, France. She was scheduled to play Elena Dementieva in the semifinal match. Williams cited a knee injury as the reason for her withdrawal. Williams was quoted in Argwus tennis blog, "At the end of the
Rotterdam Feb 15Tournament Champion: Andy MurrayFinalist: Rafa NadalAndy Murray d. Rafael Nadal 6-3 4-6 6-0Now, before all you Andy Murray fans jump up and down claiming he's the new coming of ... Federer... sit down. Murray won the first set outright, however in the second set in the first game Rafa injured his knee. He
According to her official website, MariaSharapova.com, Russian tennis cutie pie Maria Sharapova has decided to "shut it down" for the year. She has been nursing a shoulder injury which is taking longer than expected to heal. She says, "Just put me in a suit and I easily fit in to the everyday 9 to 5
My # 1 cutie pie, Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia has pulled out of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China because of a thumb injury according to The Sports Network. Ana says she has inflammation in her right thumb, but she's hoping to play in the U.S. Open later this month. "I've been struggling with it,"
No, Russian cutie pie, Maria Sharapova, will not be doing this or any other activity at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. According to her official website, Maria has pulled out of the Olympics because of a shoulder injury. Maria was playing in the 2008 WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada being held July 28-Aug. 3.
French cutie pie, Tatiana Golovin, will not be playing Wimbledon this year. She is still suffering from back problems following cyst surgery about six months ago. Here is a translation of what she said at Golovin-Attitude: "It would be very stupid to ruin everything by wanting to play at all costs. My 2008 season is
Cutie pie, Daniela Hantuchova, has withdrawn from the French Open because of a stress fracture in her foot. The World No. 9 player announced the news on Thursday at her official website. In a statement reported at On The Baseline, Daniela said "A near heartbreaking day for me. After final consult with my team, I
