Olympic champion Belinda Bencic will skip upcoming claycourt tournaments in Madrid and Rome as a result of “discomfort” in her hip however mentioned she hopes to be absolutely match for the French Open.
Bencic mentioned she was hampered by the problem through the WTA Tour’s U.S. swing, which included her run to the Charleston Open remaining the place she misplaced to Ons Jabeur in straight units.
“I’ve some discomfort on my hip, which I struggled with through the U.S. swing as properly, and have to take somewhat relaxation and get well to be again at 100% for Roland Garros,” Switzerland’s Bencic mentioned on Instagram on Wednesday.
“I’ll miss each tournaments dearly however will probably be again in a couple of weeks and might’t wait to be again competing quickly and persevering with in nice kind.”
Bencic gained the Adelaide Worldwide 2 title in January and Abu Dhabi Open the next month.
The French Open, the second Grand Slam of the yr, will probably be held from Might 28 to June 11, the place Iga Swiatek would be the ladies’s singles defending champion.