Reuters
Ons Jabeur. [Source: Reuters Sports]
Defending champion Ons Jabeur said she had withdrawn from the Madrid Open with a calf injury after retiring from the Stuttgart Open at the weekend.
The Tunisian world number four retired after three games against Iga Swiatek in the Stuttgart Open semi-final, where she was injured during the last point of the first game on Saturday.
Jabeur, who was on a seven-match winning run after recovering from injury and surgery earlier this year, was to face Romania’s Ana Bogdan or Hungary’s Anna Bondar in the second round of the clay tournament in Madrid.
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The Madrid Open will be played from Tuesday through May 7.
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