Tournament withdrawals

Sharapova withdraws from the Italian Open

Two-time defending champion, Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani due to an illness. Sharapova says on Twitter that she "didn't recover after being sick last week and it got me again last night." Sharapova didn't have any problems in her previous match as she had an easy

Azarenka withdraws from Sony Open

World No. 3 Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the 2013 Sony Open before her opening match on Friday because of a lingering right ankle injury. The same injury forced Azarenka to withdraw before her quarterfinal match a week ago at Indian Wells because of inflammation and tendinitis. Azarenka has a 17-0 record this year with two

Zvonareva to miss 2013 Australian Open

Two-time Grand Slam runner-up, Vera Zvonareva of Russia has withdrawn from the 2013 Australian Open because of a right shoulder injury.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

Petkovic and two others withdraw from Wimbledon

No. 18 ranked Andrea Petkovic of Germany has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a persistent right ankle injury. Petkovic reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals last year at the Australian, French and U.S. Opens, and the third round at Wimbledon. She was replaced by Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia. Agnes Szavay of Hungary withdrew due to back

Venus Williams withdraws from the U.S. Open

Two-time champion Venus Williams of the USA has withdrawn from the U.S. Open due to an illness. Williams was scheduled to play 22nd-seeded Sabine Lisicki in the 2nd round. In a statement afterward, she said: "I have been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my

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