Haddad Maia pulls out of Guadalajara after freak shower accident

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Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia said she needed stitches on both hands.

Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia said she needed stitches on both hands.

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GUADALAJARA - Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia has withdrawn from this week’s Guadalajara Open as she injured her hands in a freak accident on Sunday after the shower screen at her hotel shattered.

The 27-year-old said she needed stitches on both hands.

“I’ll need a few days now to heal the wounds so that I can be back for the last part of the year and keep fighting for my 2023 goals,” she said in an Instagram post. REUTERS

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