No. 2 seed, Kim Clijsters of Belgium, was forced to withdraw from her fourth round match against No. 15 seed, Marion Bartoli of France, at the 2011 WTA BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells today. Clijsters won the first set 6-3, as was trailing 1-2 in the second when she called on her trainer for
Ana Chakvetadze of Russia crumpled to the court during her match against World No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the 2011 WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, UAE. Chakvetadze had dropped the first set to Wozniacki but led 5-3 in the second when she suddenly collapsed. She was out before she hit
No. 17 Marion Bartoli of France will be off the court for six weeks after suffering a calf tear during her match against Vesna Manasieva in the second round of the Australian Open. Bartoli, who did not drop a game in her opening match, lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 after a strong start. “It felt like
Daniela Hantuchova is among those on the early injury and illness bug list as the WTA season gets set to begin. Hantuchova is suffering with an achilles tendon tear. Flavia Pennetta has pulled out of Brisbane with a stomach bug. Yaroslava Shevdova has pulled out of the Hopman Cup with a knee injury, and Anastasija
Serena Williams has made it official - she is out for the season. The former world number one announced the news that she was pulling out of the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships and the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final on Tuesday. Not that many of us expected anything different. After all, the last half
Serena Williams has done it again, withdrawing just days before the beginning of a tournament she had agreed to play. She is claiming it is because of recurring pain in her right foot, according to tournament organizers. Williams has not played competitively since she was injured in an off-court incident in Munich, following her 13th
Serena Williams is returning to the WTA Tour at next week's Generali Ladies Linz after spending the time since July sidelined by a cut on her right foot. The event will be played in Linz, Austria. Prior to her injury, Williams cruised to her fourth career Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam. Organizers of the
No. 3 Venus Williams is done for the season because of a left knee injury that has sidelined her for most of the second half of 2010. Williams has not played since the U.S. Open, where she lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kim Clijsters. She was to due to play in the China
World No. 1 Serena Williams will miss the 2010 U.S. Open due to injury. On the advice of her doctors, top-ranked tennis star Serena Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open on Friday. The 28-year-old champion, who is still recovering from recent foot surgery, said in a written statement that she was pulling out of the
Justine Henin has announced that she will miss the rest of the 2010 season as she recovers from an elbow injury. The No. 14th ranked player from Belgium injured her elbow at Wimbledon in July, and said on her website she will not be able to practice again until October. Henin, a seven-rime Grand Slam
