Ana Ivanovic was forced to pull out of the Madrid Open, which begins tomorrow, because of injury. Ana is suffering from inflammation in her right knee and doctors have ordered her not to play competitively for one week.

“I’m so disappointed to be missing Madrid,” said Ana. “When I saw the 2009 calendar this was one of the events that I was most looking forward to, because I love Spain.

“I visited the Caja Magica two years ago during the Sony Ericsson Championships and it looked like a beautiful stadium. I’m very sad that I won’t be there, and I’m sorry for my supporters too.


“My knee has been bothering me since the Fed Cup a couple of weeks ago. It’s become more painful with each match so I decided to go and see a specialist in Munich.

“Unfortunately he and his staff told me that I need to take a break from playing matches, although I must work hard on my recovery during the next week. It’s very frustrating because I feel that my overall fitness is at its peak, and I have been practising very well.

“At the moment there is no danger of me missing Paris: my focus is now on Roland Garros.”


(via anaivanovic.com)

Ana Ivanovic pulls out of Madrid