Victoria Azarenka retires from first round match at French Open

Down 4–0 in the third set to Karin Knapp, Victoria Azarenka retired from her first-round match at the French Open due to injury. After losing the first set 6–3,

Down 4–0 in the third set to Karin Knapp, Victoria Azarenka retired from her first-round match at the French Open due to injury.

After losing the first set 6–3, Azarenka tweaked her right knee midway through the second, limped to her chair and took a long injury timeout before returning to the match. She then won all three of her break points in the set to force a tiebreak, and forced a third set, 8–6. Her knee continued to bother her throughout. 

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