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Rib injury forces Dementieva out of Indian Wells

Associated Press

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Add Elena Dementieva to the growing list of star players to pull out of the Pacific Life Open. A right rib injury forced the fifth-seeded Dementieva to withdraw Wednesday from the tournament that is already missing three of the world's top five players. Dementieva has a stress fracture that could sideline her for six weeks. "I feel very disappointed," the 25-year-old Dementieva said. "I wanted to play here. I was in the final [last year]. "Now I'm going to miss a coupl ...

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