Kournikova pulls out of Warsaw Cup due to injury
( 2002-05-08 11:50 ) (7 )

Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova cries after cramping up during the Warsaw Cup WTA Tour womens tennis tournament May 7, 2002. Kournikova retired in the third set due to dehydration and leg cramps. [Reuters]

Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova withdrew from the $170,000 Warsaw Cup tournament while trailing to compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova on Tuesday.

Kournikova, who was once a top-10 ranked player, retired due to dehydration and leg cramps while trailing 5-2 in the third after the pair had shared the first two sets.

Kournikova, seeded third for the tournament, won the first set 6-4 and was headed for victory before suffering from cramps.

Kuznetsova then took the second set by the same score and was ahead 5-2 in the final set before Kournikova retired.

Trainers were seen massaging Kournikova's right shoulder during the match though she did not attend the post-match news conference and more details about her injury were not immediately clear.