Mauresmo out of US tennis open

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2007

PARIS (AFP) — Former world No.1 Amelie Mauresmo has announced that she will not play in the US Open saying she would not be fit enough in time for the last of the year's Grand Slam events.

The 28-year-old French woman has struggled with injuries and motivation all year having taken two months off in March to recover from an appendix operation.

She lost in the third round in the French Open, in the fourth round at Wimbledon, where she was the defending champion, and since then has played only in France's Fed Cup loss to Italy in mid-July where she went down to Francesca Schiavone.

"As I explained several weeks ago, I need to take the necessary time off to get my motivation back and to get back to my top level," Mauresmo said on her website.

"I have...