Kvitova pulls out of Dubai event with thigh injury


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 10, 2021 Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova in action during her second round match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea REUTERS/Kelly Defina

(Reuters) - Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday after suffering a thigh problem in her second round match.

Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion who lifted the Qatar Open title over the weekend, received a bye into the second round in Dubai but retired in the second set against Swiss Jil Teichmann who was leading 6-2 3-4.

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