Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was forced to retire from her first-round match at the WTA 125 tournament in Dubrovnik against world No. 463 Tena Lukas.
Pavlyuchenkova withdrew from the match while trailing 7:6(5), 2:6, 0:1. She had previously taken a medical timeout after the second set to address an issue with her leg.
This early exit marks the seventh consecutive defeat for the experienced Russian player.
