Fresh off her Wimbledon Championship, No. 7 ranked Marion Bartoli has withdrawn from the Bank of the West Classic becuase of a hamstring strain. "During Wimbledon I developed a strain in my hamstring which has not healed over the past two weeks," said Bartoli. "I have been receiving therapy and was optimistic that I would
Maria Sharapova injured her hip wile taking a hard fall in her second-roung loss to Michelle Larcher de Brito at Wimbledon. That injury has caused her to withdraw from next week's WTA tougnament at Stanford. She plans to return to play at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. This comes on the heels of Sharapova hiring
Venus Williams has pulled out of World TeamTennis matches next week because of the back injury that kept her out of Wimbledon. The seven-time Grand Slam title winner was scheduled to play for the Washington Kastles in home matches Monday and Tuesday, and on the road against the Texas Wild on Wednesday. The Kastles are
Sloane Stephens is pulling our of the U.S. Fed Cup team's upcoming first-round matches against Italy because of a strained abdominal muscle. Melanie Oudin will replace Stephens on the U.S. roster for the Feb. 9-10 matches on indoor red clay at Rimini, Italy. Stephens, currently ranked a career-high 17th, was hurt during her run to
No. 3 seed, Serena Williams of the USA injured an ankle during her first-round match at the Australian Open, but she doesn't expect it to keep her from playing in the rest of the tournament. Serena needed medical attention after turning her ankle at 4-0 in the first set in her match against Edina Gallovits
Russian tennis star, Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Brisbane International tournament this week because of an injury to her right collarbone. It is the same injury that kept her out of a tournament last week in Korea. However, Maria says the injury will not lessen her chances at the upcoming 2013 Australian Open later
Two-time Grand Slam runner-up, Vera Zvonareva of Russia has withdrawn from the 2013 Australian Open because of a right shoulder injury. Vera also missed the U.S. Open this year because of a viral illness and the French Open with the same shoulder injury. Vera posted on her website Dec. 21, "Hi my dear friends and
World No. 2 Maria Sharapova of Russia came down awkwardly after a serve in her quarterfinal match in Tokyo and fell to the court when her left ankle buckled. Just minutes later, the ankle was swollen to twice its normal size and the three-time Grand Slam champion had to be helped out of the locker
The U.S. Open has lost three-time and defending champion, Kim Clijsters. She informed tournament officials Friday that she would be unable to participate in the season's final major because of a strained abdominal muscle. Clijsters, who missed Wimbledon with an ankle injury, pulled out of a tournament in Toronto this month with a muscle strain
Dinara Safina of Russia, former World No. 1, has called it quits for the year because of chronic back pain. "I'm sorry to report that my back is still acting up and I will not be able to play until at least the end of the year," she said on her official website (www.dinarasafina.com). The
