Andorra's Vicky Jiménez retires from Porto WTA 125 with abdominal injury
The 22-year-old Andorran top player stopped play in her opening match on Tuesday. Australia's Naiktha Bains progresses to the second round.
Key Points
- Vicky Jiménez, WTA No. 169 and 8th seed, retired trailing 2-5 in first set vs. Naiktha Bains.
- Bains, world No. 376 from Leeds with Australian-British nationality, advances after qualifying.
- 22-year-old awaits MRI results; no recovery timeline available.
- Injury disrupts Jiménez's clay-court preparations for autumn events.
Vicky Jiménez, Andorra's leading tennis player ranked 169th in the WTA, retired from her opening match at the WTA 125 clay-court tournament in Porto due to an abdominal injury.
The 22-year-old, eighth seed in the draw, was trailing Australia's Naiktha Bains 2-5 in the first set on Tuesday when she stopped play. Bains, world No. 376 with dual Australian-British nationality and from Leeds, had come through qualifying and moves on to the second round.
Jiménez, who goes by her maiden name professionally despite her full surname Kasintseva, awaits MRI results to determine the injury's severity. No recovery timeline has been released.
The exit disrupts Jiménez's preparations on the surface ahead of further autumn events.
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