Injury ends Azarenka's comeback in French Open first round


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Karin Knapp of Italy vs Victoria Azarenka of Belarus - Paris, France - 24/05/16. Victoria Azarenka reacts. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka's renaissance suffered a setback on Tuesday when the former world number one, hampered by a knee problem, pulled out of the French Open during her first-round match.

The fifth seed from Belarus finally called it a day when trailing 6-3 6-7(6) 4-0 against Italian Karin Knapp.

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