Elise Mertens, partnered with Taiwanese Su-Wei Hsieh, gave up playing the doubles quarter-finals at the WTA 500 tennis tournament in Chicago due to a singles injury on Thursday. It is the Belgian number 1 who announced it on her Instagram account on Friday.
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“Sorry to forfeit the doubles, I got injured during my singles match and I’m not able to play 100%,” wrote Elise Mertens. “It’s time to heal and prepare Indian Wells. “
Elise Mertens does not specify the nature of her injury. She had seen her journey in this hard surface event with $ 565,530, stopping in the singles Thursday in the third round. The Belgian, 18th in the world and 7th seed in Illinois, lost in two sets 6-2, 6-4 and 1h24 of play in front of the American Danielle Collins (WTA 28 / N.10).
Elise Mertens, seeded number 1, was to face in the doubles quarterfinals the Dutchman Demi Schuurs, her former doubles partner, and the American Nicole Melichar-Martinez, 5th seeded pair in Chicago.
Indian Wells begins next Wednesday.
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