Indian Wells, California, Mar 06: A back injury suffered in January's Australian Open has knocked Amelie Mauresmo out of next week's Indian Wells masters event. The world number 3 Frenchwoman withdrew yesterday as the problem continues to take a toll on her season.


Mauresmo reached the quarter-finals at the tennis garden in 2003 and was to have made her third appearance at the hardcourt tournament. Mauresmo's next scheduled event is the Miami Masters from March 24 in Miami.

Bureau Report