WASHINGTON (AP) β Vania King withdrew from the Citi Open before her quarterfinal Friday against two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova because of a right hip injury.
King is an American ranked 76th. She beat Christina McHale 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday at the hard-court tournament that serves as a tuneup for the U.S. Open.
Kuznetsova tweeted: “Sorry for V.King injury, hope you recover soon. Now to get ready for tomorrow.”
In Saturday’s semifinals, the No. 6-seeded Kuznetsova will face No. 2 Ekaterina Makarova or No. 5 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
