Injured Dokic gives up on Paris final

Yugoslavia's Jelena Dokic was forced to pull out of the Paris WTA tournament today just two hours before she was to take on top…

Yugoslavia's Jelena Dokic was forced to pull out of the Paris WTA tournament today just two hours before she was to take on top seed Venus Williams in the final.

A spokesman for the WTA Tour said that Dokic, the number four seed, had been forced to withdraw because she was suffering from a leg injury.

The 18-year-old, who was hoping to win her fourth career title, had picked up the injury during her three-set semi-final win against Monica Seles on Saturday.

The problem was then aggravated when Dokic returned to the courts later on Saturday to partner Magdalena Maleeva in the doubles semi-final against Nathalie Dechy and Meilen Tu, which she played with her leg bandaged.

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