Tennis: China's Li Na pulls out of Qatar Open due to injury
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China's Li Na falls for a second time during her match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the women's final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday, Jan 26, 2013. Li has pulled out of next week's US$2.3 million (S$2.9 million) Qatar Open after failing to recover from the ankle injury she suffered in her Australian Open final defeat to Azarenka. -- PHOTO: AP
DOHA (AFP) - China's Li Na has pulled out of next week's US$2.3 million (S$2.9 million) Qatar Open after failing to recover from the ankle injury she suffered in her Australian Open final defeat to Victoria Azarenka.
"Li Na has withdrawn from @QatarTennis due to her ankle injury from the Australian Open final. #WTA #tennis," the WTA said on its Twitter account.
The Qatar Open starts on Monday.
