LONDON -- Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic has withdrawn from the Wimbledon warmup tournament at Eastbourne next week, citing an injured right abductor muscle.
Ivanovic assumed the No. 1 ranking by winning the French Open last week.
"I have a problem with my abductor. I am also mentally exhausted after the French Open -- I am not ready to compete so soon after winning my first Grand Slam," the 20-year-old Serbian player was quoted saying. "I have taken this decision with some regret."
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