MONTREAL (AP) — Kimiko Date Krumm withdrew from the Rogers Cup on Wednesday with a strained left quadriceps, allowing 17th-seeded Marion Bartoli of France to advance.
The Japanese veteran withdrew from the second-round match after reaching the main draw as the “lucky loser” from the qualifying tournament and defeating Monica Niculescu in the first round.
The 39-year-old Date Krumm returned in 2008 after a 12-year retirement, winning last year’s Korea Open to become the second-oldest player after Billie Jean King to win an official event.
Bartoli will play the Czech Republic’s Iveta Benesova in the third round on Thursday.
Seventh-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland defeated American Vania King 6-0, 6-3 in another second-round match in Montreal.
