geneva [Switzerland]April 20 (ANI): World No. 11 Belinda Bencic will miss two clay-court WTA 1000 events this spring – Madrid Open and Italian Open – due to a hip injury.
In an Instagram Story post on Wednesday, the Swiss star said she hopes to be “100% back” for the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, starting May 28.
“I have some soreness in my hip that I struggled with during the US swing as well and need some rest and to be back at 100% for Roland Garros,” Bencic of Switzerland said on Instagram.
“I will miss both tournaments very much, but will be back in a few weeks and can’t wait to get back soon and be in top form,” she added.
The Swiss has won two titles this year, the Adelaide International 2 and the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open. She finished second to Ons Jabour at the Credit One Charleston Open two weeks ago, her most recent tournament action.
Her two titles tie her with Aryna Sabalenka for the tour lead so far this year, and her 20 wins as of Wednesday’s action at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart trail Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina (22) and Sabalenka (21). is in fourth place.
Bencic said the problem hampered her during the US swing of the WTA Tour, which included her run to the final of the Charleston Open, where she was defeated in straight sets by Ons Jabour.
The Madrid Open starts on 24 April and the Italian Open starts on 8 May.
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