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Maria Kirilenko of Russia withdraws from Korea Open due to back injury

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Nadia Petrova of Russia returns a shot against Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain during the first round match of Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Petrova won the match 6-2, 6-4. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

SEOUL, South Korea – A back injury forced Maria Kirilenko of Russia to withdraw from a second-round match of the Korea Open on Wednesday.

Organizers said Kirilenko complained of back pain during a match with South Korean player Lee So-ra.

Nadia Petrova of Russia defeated Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-2, 6-4 in her opener, while Kaia Kanepi of Estonia beat Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-2, to reach the quarterfinals.

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