Kvitova withdraws from Sydney

Defending women’s champion Petra Kvitova has withdrawn from the Sydney International tennis tournament.

It is the second consecutive event the world No 6 has pulled out of in the new year, having retired with a stomach virus during the first round of the Shenzhen Open in China last week.

The Czech was slated to open her campaign against Germany’s Sabine Lisicki on Monday.

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