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Flu-hit Jankovic pulls out of Hong Kong event
AFP - 1 hour 31 minutes ago
HONG KONG (AFP) - - World number one Jelena Jankovic pulled out of the Hong Kong World Team Challenge with flu on Saturday, throwing her Australian Open preparations into disarray.
The Serbian, who came into the tournament looking for vital match practice ahead of the year's opening Grand Slam, said she had been struggling throughout the exhibition tournament.
"I have a flu and have been feeling weak and sick for the last couple of days. I really have been trying my best to go on the court but I feel slow and (have had) no reactions," she said.
"I wanted to go out there for the crowd. It's an exhibition event and as well I think it was a great opportunity for me to play some matches and try to get in form before the Australian Open but sometimes you cannot control it."
Jankovic, who is still looking for her first Grand Slam crown, played just one singles match here when she was thumped 6-2, 6-2 by Venus Williams.
"Nobody likes to be sick and and now I'm on medication and I have to rest and try to recover as fast as possible and then we will see how everything will go," she said.
"It's disappointing because I take care to try to play some matches and try to work on my game and try to get ready for the big Grand Slams but sometimes it's bad luck. What can I do?"
The 23-year-old said she was flying to Melbourne later Saturday ahead of the start of the Australian Open on January 19. She has no other matches scheduled before the tournament starts.
"My main goal now is to just get healthy and get back to the court as soon as possible and try to get ready for the Australian," she said.
Her withdrawal from the Hong Kong event, which features teams from Russia, Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, leaves her desperately short of match practice after playing only one singles and one doubles match this year.
Jankovic, captain of the European team here, admitted after her loss to Williams that she was rusty and still coming to terms with her new body shape after fitness and strengthening work during the close season.
Last year she reached the final of the US Open as well as the semi-finals of the Australian Open and the French Open.
In the last day of the Hong Kong tournament Saturday, top seeds Russia are locked at 1-1 with the Americas in the best-of-five gold group final.
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