Daria Gavrilova has been dealt an injury blow ahead of the French Open, the world No.24 forced to retire after rolling her ankle against fellow Australian Samantha Stosur at the Prague Open.
The first round encounter was evenly poised at a set apiece when Gavrilova fell when scrambling for a drop shot in the first game of the third set.
The fourth seed immediately called for a trainer and was soon forced to pull the pin on the match at 6-3 4-6 0-40 when it was clear she had difficulty moving.
Stosur, who has slipped to No.57 in the rankings, will be looking to find some form on her favourite surface ahead of the French Open which starts on May 27.
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