Sabine Lisicki withdraws from Pattaya Open

Pattaya: Top seed Sabine Lisicki has withdrawn from the Pattaya Open due to a right shoulder injury.

The 2013 runner-up struggled in her first round match on Monday, taking two hours to overcome Croatia`s Donna Vekic in three sets, and admitted after the match that it had been almost impossible for her to serve effectively.

"It was pretty obvious I wasn`t able to serve in the second and third sets," she said on Tuesday.

"I love the tournament so much, especially after last year playing in the finals. I wanted to do better this year. I tried everything and won the match yesterday and was hoping it could get better overnight, but unfortunately it didn`t.

"Now the first plan is for me to get healthy again. I will see my doctors at home and make plans from there."

Lisicki`s second round opponent, Czech Andrea Hlavackova, now advances to the quarter-finals.

Second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova also later withdrew, citing a left hip injury and allowing Julia Goerges a walkover into the quarter-finals.