Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic. photo / AP
Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has joked that some voodoo magic is at play following a plethora of withdraws from the Qatar Open.
Former world number one Karolina Pliskova pulled out of the event overnight, becoming the fifth top-20 player to withdraw from the tournament with injury or illness.
The second
seed joins Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Ash Barty and Caroline Garcia as the high profile players forced out.
Pliskova said she has never felt this way before and feels her body is not ready.
"I have never felt actually this way. It's normal that you are tired, of course, when you are travelling and playing a lot of matches.
