Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Miami Open on account of a rib damage on the eve of her opening match.
High seed Swiatek was on account of start her marketing campaign in opposition to American Claire Liu within the second spherical on Thursday after being given a bye within the first spherical.
” that in and after Doha I used to be fighting a robust an infection,” world No.1 Swiatek stated.
“I used to be allowed to play, however a robust episode of robust cough led to a rib damage.
“We have been making an attempt to deal with it and proceed to play so long as it was secure for me. We have been analyzing the info within the final days and my physician ready my analysis.
“Sadly, I am nonetheless feeling a variety of discomfort and ache and I am unable to compete.”
Swiatek added that the damage would additionally maintain her out of Poland’s Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in opposition to Kazakhstan in mid-April.
“I’ll maintain you up to date about the place I play subsequent, as a result of it relies on my means of recovering and the advice of my medical crew,” she added.
