Cirstea Withdraws; Wednesday Preliminary Schedule Released

Written by: Staff on 13th August 2013

Cirstea Withdraws; Wednesday Preliminary Schedule Released

epa03804529 Sorana Cirstea of Romania follows through with a return against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their match at the Bank of the West Tennis Classic at Stanford, California, USA, 27 July 2013. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |

CIRSTEA WITHDRAWS

Sorana Cirstea has withdrawn due to a left abdominal injury. She has been replaced by [LL] Monica Niculescu, who will play Yanina Wickmayer in the fourth match on Court 9.

Cirstea said the following about her withdrawal:

“It’s a left abdominal strain I felt before my semis in Toronto. I pushed through the semis and through the final, and took yesterday off. I thought it was going to be better but it didn’t improve. It hurts right now when I’m serving, so unfortunately I had to pull out. It was a tough decision because I have been playing so well and I really wanted to keep going, but my health is most important.”

WEDNESDAY PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

A preliminary schedule for Center Court on Wednesday has been announced. The day session will include (ORDER TO BE DETERMINED):

[1] Serena Williams (USA) vs [Q] Eugenie Bouchard (Canada)

[1] Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs Juan Monaco (Argentina)

[2] Andy Murray [Great Britain] vs Mikhail Youzhny (Russia)

The evening session on Center Court will include (ORDER AND ADDITIONAL MATCH TO BE DETERMINED):

[4] Rafael Nadal (Spain) vs [Q] Benjamin Becker (Germany)

– For more information, including tickets, visit www.cincytennis.com.

– For regular updates throughout the tournament, follow @CincyTennis on Twitter.

DRAWS

The Western & Southern Open hosted 176,000 fans in 2012, recording a record 10 sellouts over the 16 total sessions spanning nine days. The event drew fans from all 50 states and 19 countries. Cincinnati is one of the last stops on the Emirates Airline US Open Series leading up to the US Open, and often critical points and bonus money are on the line adding drama to the week.