BERLIN, May 7 - Sixth seed Nicole Vaidisova of the
Czech Republic has pulled out of the German Open due to a hand
injury, organisers said on Monday.
Italian Tathiana Garbin will take Vaidisova's spot as the
number six seed and 16-year-old Tamira Paszek of Austria enters
the main field as a "lucky loser".
The main draw of the $1.34 million, clay-court tournament in
Berlin gets under way on Monday.
Belgian world number one Justine Heninis is the top seed.
Six other top 10 players are in the draw, including defending
champion Nadia Petrova of Russia.