Tennis season starts with many injured players

Serena Williams has had her preparation for the year&#039;s first grand slam disrupted with a twisted ankle. Credit: Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images

Serena Williams has had her preparation for the year&amp;#039;s first grand slam disrupted with a twisted ankle.
Maria Sharapova withdrew before the Brisbane tournament with an injured ankle.
&amp;quot;I had a problem before London in my shoulder and had to stop for about ten days before the World Tour finals. It felt better but again it resurfaced.&amp;quot; Nadal said.
Clijsters,complaining of tightness in her hip, retired hurt during her semi-final against Daniela Hantuchova at the Brisbane International.
Flavia Pennetta,complaining of a back injury,pulled out when trailing 0-2 in the third set against Zheng Jie in the 2012 ASB Classic final.
Dolgopolov actually apologized to the crowd for playing “boring” tennis after losing in the Brisbane International final to Andy Murray in a match that lasted barely an hour and ended in a 6-1, 6-3 score.Dolgopolov was handicapped by a thigh strain.
A back injury forced top-seeded Sabine Lisicki to retire from her quarterfinal match at the ASB Bank Classic,
Australia&amp;#039;s Lleyton Hewitt is going to play the Australian Open though he is struggling from a chronic foot injury.
Former semi-finalist Marin Cilic has ruled himself out of this year&amp;#039;s Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley confirmed on Saturday.The 23-year-old Croatian has not recovered from a knee injury.
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Tennis season starts with many injured players

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