Kirilenko retires again, Svitolina "on" the tournament.

CORNET_KIRILENKO 50 RET.

Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of champions 2013 has started, the Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko began her match on the court but unfortunately she retired for injury. 
For second consecutive year Kirilenko quited the tournament. This time she retires for injury but last year the reason was illness that she suffered. Kirilenko didn't finish the first set on the match against the French Alize Corgnet. The French started with 5-0 lead in the set. 
After that Maria called medical time out and after the advise of terapeut she decided to give up the competition. I want to tell you that I will not continue playing at the Tournament of Champions 2013, said Kirilenko. I haven't problems before the match against Cornet but I twisted my knee and the pain was terrible, explains the decision Kirilenko.
In the next games in the Serdika group the Ucranian Elina Svitolina will join the Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of champions 2013.