Madrid WTA tournament loses a big name

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Madrid WTA tournament loses a big name

Loses a big name in the highly anticipated WTA tournament in Madrid.

Former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova announced on her social channels that she is forfeiting due to a knee injury, suffered in the quarterfinal defeat in Stuttgart at the hands of Poland’s Iga Swiatek.

The Czech has never particularly shined in the Spanish capital in terms of results: she has already made it known that she hopes to return to play as early as Rome, where the next Masters 1000 will be staged.

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