World No.11 Nadia Petrova has been hospitalized with viral meningitis, and won’t play the ASB Classic in New Zealand where she was supposed to start the 2009 tennis season.
“It’s a shame Nadia will not be coming, I know she was looking forward to playing the ASB Classic, but in this situation she is obviously in need of medical care and our thoughts go out to her,” says ASB Classic tournament director Brenda Perry.
Besides the ASB Classic, Petrova might miss some other scheduled tournaments in Australia too.
In 2007, Petrova won two titles: Cincinnati and Quebec City.
