NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) Home favorite Laura Siegemund was forced to withdraw during her second-round match at the Nuremberg Cup on Wednesday, while top-seeded Kiki Bertens and Yulia Putintseva both advanced.
The fourth-seeded Siegemund suffered a right knee injury with the score 5-5 in the second set against Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic. Siegemund, who was assisted with a stretcher off the court, had won the opening set 6-4.
Germany’s Fed Cup captain Barbara Rittner said Siegemund had likely suffered ligament damage and that ”she won’t be able to play in Paris” for the French Open.
Defending champion Bertens advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Annika Beck 7-5, 6-2, and Putintseva, the No.