Sixth seed Vaidisova pulls out of German Open

Czech tennis player Nicole Vaidisova 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 USD, 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.