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Cutie pie, Daniela Hantuchova, has withdrawn from the French Open because of a stress fracture in her foot.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
Cutie pie, Maria Sharapova is out of the 2008 Internazionali d'Italia tennis tournament being played in Rome, Italy due to an injury. Maria had made it to the semifinals with wins over Dominika Cibulkova, Caroline Wozniacki, and Patty Schnyder. She was scheduled to play Jelena Jankovic today, but pulled out of the match with a
Cutie pie Elena Dementieva was the only one of our cutie pies remaining in the Sony Ericsson Open Tournament going into the 4th round. But that was the end for all our cutie pies. Elena played Jelena Jankovic in her quarterfinal match. Jankovic was leading 6-1 3-1 in the contest when Elena, who had a
