Kaia had to retire in the beginning of second set (1-6 1-0)against Nathalie Vierin of Italy after the pain in her back started seriously hinder Kaia again, exactly as it did in Denain.
Apparently the excerises that WTA doctors suggested for her against this problem have not given full effect yet. So Kaia will not play in Barcelona next week, but she is hoping to be back for Joue-Les-Tours $50K tournament, where she was runner-up in 2003.
Kaia had to retire in the beginning of second set (1-6 1-0)against Nathalie Vierin of Italy after the pain in her back started seriously hinder Kaia again, exactly as it did in Denain. Apparently the excerises that WTA doctors suggested for her against this problem have not given full effect yet. So Kaia will not play in Barcelona next week, but she is hoping to be back for Joue-Les-Tours $50K tournament, where she was runner-up in 2003.