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Petra Kvitova, a two-time Grand Slam champion, announced Monday her withdrawal from Roland Garros, revealing that she had had a rift in her second year at the left forearm.
"Yesterday, I hit a normal forehand and I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my forearm.Tears came to my eyes and I said, I agree, I finish this practice, "Kvitova told the press on Monday. "So I went [for an] ultrasound. They did not see anything. They sent me [for a] MRI and they found it there. "
The finalist of this year's Australian Open received the new Sunday night and shared her update on Twitter. Kvitova, one of the favorites to win her first French Open after triumphing at Stuttgart earlier in the European season on clay, was one of five women to start the tournament in the No. 1 race. 1. The three players remained in contention after the defeat of Angelique Kerber, the world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, Karolina Pliskova and No. 4, Kiki Bertens.
Sorry to have to tell you bad news this morning pic.twitter.com/snxhJkPRuh
– Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) May 27, 2019
During her press conference, Kvitova added that the doctors had advised the Czech to stop her tennis activities for the next two or three weeks, but that the 29-year-old is optimistic about the return in time for the swing. Kvitova is currently ranked No. 6 and 28-8 on the season, winning two titles. Lucky loser Kaja Juvan of Slovenia replaced Kvitova in the draw to play the match against Sorana Cirstea in court, Suzanne Lenglen.
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