PARIS (Reuters) – Egyptian Mayar Sherif pulled out of the French Open on Wednesday with a foot fracture, a day after she became the first woman from her country to win a main draw match at Roland Garros.
The 26-year-old Sherif, ranked a career-high 49th, defeated Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk 6-3 7-5 on Tuesday to book her spot in the second round of the claycourt Grand Slam.
She suffered a stress fracture in her foot, French Open organisers said.
Slovenia’s 24th seed Tamara Zidansek, who was drawn to meet Sherif, will get a walkover into the third round.
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Ed Osmond)
