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Caroline Wozniacki's Australian Open preparations suffered a setback on Monday when she was forced to withdraw from her first-round match at the Sydney International with a wrist injury.

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SOUNDBITE (English): Caroline Wozniacki

"I felt it during one shot - I hit it against the wind and hit it late - and I felt it in my wrist. I've had it before so I kind of know what it is. It's painful every time I had to hit a backhand and I didn't want make it worse before Melbourne, so I'm just going to try and get some treatment on it and try and get ready for next week.
"It didn't really make a difference, taped or not taped. I just felt like it was getting a little worse, so I felt like I wasn't going to win the match without being able to hit like a proper backhand. And I can only do it worse and that is really too negative. So I thought it was better to get treatment on it and see what is happening.
"I mean, I still have a week to go so hopefully it will be fine. We will see how it feels tomorrow (Tuesday). Hopefully it is going to feel better already tomorrow. But I am confident that I will be fine to play in Melbourne.
"My thought is just that I need to get some treatment on it and just take it day-by-day on how it feels. But hopefully it will take a couple of days, a few days and it will be fine."