French Open tennis: Petra Kvitova withdraws after freak ankle injury
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Save Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova serves the ball to Belgium's Greet Minnen during their first round match of the French Open. Photo / AP
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova says on social media that she has pulled out of the French Open because of an ankle injury.
Kvitova says she fell and hurt her ankle during "post-match press requirements" after her first-round victory.
She calls it "incredibly bad luck" and hopes to recover in
time for the grass-court season.
Wimbledon begins on June 28. She won that Grand Slam tournament in 2011 and 2014.
