- Tsurenko withdrew from Indian Wells before Sabalenka match
- ‘I had a panic attack and I simply could not go out there’
The Ukrainian player Lesia Tsurenko has said she withdrew from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after having a panic attack following a discussion with the WTA chief executive, Steve Simon.
Tsurenko had been due to face the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the third round on Sunday but handed the Australian Open champion a walkover.