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Wednesday 13 January 2016
Kerber withdraws from Sydney International with illness
SYDNEY (AP) — Eight of the ond-ranked Simona Halep Angellque Kerber of Germany stretches to play a shot at the Sydney International Tennis tourna-
top 10 women in tennis are (Brisbane/ankle), No. 3 ment in Sydney. Kerber fell ill and pulled out of her second-round match against Ekaterina Ma-
injured or have become Garbine Muguruza (Bris- karova on Tuesday.
sick in the lead up to the bane/foot) and No. 5 Ma-
Australian Open, the latest ria Sharapova (Brisbane/ (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
being Angelique Kerber af- forearm).
ter she withdrew from the Ninth-ranked Lucie Safaro- many games with 40-Love, and 5-5, 6-all, and really Samantha Stosur also
Sydney International on va has already withdrawn 40-15, and advantage, tough the tiebreaker.” reached the Sydney quar-
Tuesday with a stomach ill- from the Australian Open and so it didn’t really feel Fifth-seeded Karolina Plis- terfinals for the first time in
ness. with a bacterial infection, like 5-1,” Errani said. “I was kova beat Anastasia Pav- 11 years when she beat
Kerber lost in the final of last leaving No. 10 Venus Wil- just thinking that I was near lyuchenkova 6-3, 6-0 and Slovakian veteran Daniela
week’s Brisbane Interna- liams as the only active my best level, and to just try eighth-seeded Belinda Hantuchova 6-4, 6-2. Stosur
tional to Victoria Azarenka member of the women’s to keep going, play all the Bencic defeated Tsvetana was runner-up at the tour-
and beat Elina Svitolina in top 10 without an injury points, and finally was 5-all, Pironkova 6-3, 6-3. nament in 2005.q
the first round in Sydney concern or illness ahead
before falling ill and pulling of the tournament, which
out of her second-round starts Monday.
match against Ekaterina Halep showed signs of im-
Makarova on Tuesday. provement, shrugging off
“I’m very sorry I can’t go the Achilles tendon prob-
on court today but I’m not lem that forced her out of
feeling 100 percent,” Ker- the Brisbane International
ber said. “I don’t want to to beat Caroline Garcia
risk my health before Mel- 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in the second
bourne, of course, but I round and move into the
love to come back to the quarterfinals in Sydney,
Apia International Sydney where she is seeded No. 1.
and always have good Earlier Tuesday, Sara Errani
results here - semifinals rallied from 5-1 down in the
last year and the final two second set, saving seven
years ago.” set points, to beat former
The Sydney tournament No. 1 Jelena Jankovic 7-6
has already lost fourth- (3), 7-6 (8) to advance to
ranked Agnieszka Rad- the quarterfinals.
wanska to a leg injury and “Yeah, it was 5-1, but I had
defending champion Pe-
tra Kvitova, ranked No. 6, Slovak Zuzulova wins WCup slalom for 3rd victory
to a stomach virus, along
with Daria Gavrilova of FLACHAU, Austria (AP) — zulova avoided risks in her in three days — a slalom in chova of Czech Republic
Australia, winner of last Slovak skier Veronika Velez final run, and screamed for Semmering, Austria, and a by 0.31. Frida Hansdotter
week’s Hopman Cup, who Zuzulova overcame snow- joy with both arms in the air city event in Munich. finished 1.05 behind in third
has an abdominal strain. fall and a softened course after finishing. “I am really On Tuesday, Velez Zuzulo- and retained her lead in
Last week, four other top- to end a three-year wait for happy,” she said. “I had to va finished in an aggregate the discipline standings.
ranked women either re- her third World Cup win on wait a long time to have time of 1 minute, 46.58 sec- The Swede has 425 points,
tired or withdrew from tour- Tuesday. Holding on to a this feeling again.” onds on the floodlit Her- followed by Strachova with
naments because of inju- commanding first-leg lead Three years ago, Velez Zu- mann Maier World Cup 351, and Velez Zuzulova
ries: No. 1 Serena Williams in a night slalom, Velez Zu- zulova won two races with- Course to beat Sarka Stra- with 320.q
(Hopman Cup/knee), sec-
