AUCKLAND, New Zealand– Latvian Anastasija Sevastova has pulled out of her opening Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournament of the 2011 season, citing a bout of the flu. Sevastova, who experienced something of a break through year in 2010, had gone to Auckland with high hopes of going far in the tournament, assisted by her fifth seeding which would have seen her face lesser opponents than herself in her opening games. Showing determination to play, Sevastova waited until the last minute before announcing her withdrawal, pinning her hopes on a q...
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