Tennis-Pliskova withdraws from Madrid Open with knee injury

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - WTA 500 - Stuttgart Open - Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany - April 21, 2023 Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova in action during her quarter final match against Poland's Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

(Reuters) - Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from the Madrid Open due to a knee injury but the former world number one said she hopes to recover in time for next month's event in Rome ahead of the French Open.

Pliskova, 15th in the world rankings, said on Twitter she suffered the injury during her quarter-final defeat by Iga Swiatek at the Stuttgart Open last week.