Safarova out with wrist injury

Lucie Safarova, the women’s doubles world number one, said on Thursday she was pulling out of the China Open in Beijing starting on Saturday because of a wrist injury.

The 30-year-old Czech, ranked 29th in singles, has already skipped the ongoing Wuhan Open. “I’m sad to announce I won’t be coming to Beijing for the China Open this year,” Safarova said on Instagram. “My wrist injury still doesn’t allow me to come back on court.”