Former world No 4 Jelena Dokic will need to rely on an organizer's invitation for next month's Australian Open after pulling out of the wild-card qualifying tournament with a thigh injury.
Dokic had been trailing 16-year-old Olivia Rogowska 6-3 3-1 in the quarterfinal of the tournament when she called for the trainer and then withdrew from the match.
"A decision on the discretionary wild cards for the Australian Open will be made later in the summer based on performance and, of course, with our youth policy in mind," Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley was quoted as saying by the Australian Associated Press.
A former Wimbledon semifinalist, Dokic, 24, has hardly played since she won the Australian Open wild-card qualifying tournament in late 2005 but was then knocked out in the Grand Slam's first round by France's Virginie Razzano.
The Australian Open runs from January 14 to 27.
Source: China Daily
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