ST PETERSBURG — Top seed Simona Halep pulled out of the St Petersburg Trophy Friday because of a persistent knee injury, as the seeds continued to crash at the tournament.
“I’m really disappointed that I had to withdraw from the quarterfinal today, but my knee is not okay,” the Romanian Halep, ranked fourth in the world, said.
“After my last match I felt pain and I feel it’s risky to continue here.”
Halep, who enjoyed an opening-round bye, beat Croatia’s Ana Konjuh in the second round in St Petersburg.
The 25-year-old Halep crashed out of last month’s Australian Open in the first round …read more
Source: Saudi Gazette
