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Anett Kontaveit recently announced her withdrawal from the 2023 Indian Wells, which is scheduled to begin on March 6.
Kontaveit's 2023 season has been plagued with lower back problems, and she made early exits at both the Adelaide International and the Australian Open. In her last tournament, the Abu Dhabi Open, the Estonian took a couple of medical time-outs against Shelby Rogers before retiring in the third set of the second-round match.
The news of Kontaveit's withdrawal from the Indian Wells event did not come as a surprise since she had also pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open earlier this month. A fan took to social media to share the news of her withdrawal, to which others reacted with concern.
"Now this is becoming tragic. I can't," posted a fan.
Even as several fans wished Kontaveit a speedy recovery, one of them empathized with her.
"I know this pain very well," a tweet read.
Here are a few more fan reactions:
Anett Kontaveit reveals her off-court interests in new Lascoste video
Anett Kontaveit recently featured in the sportswear brand Lacoste's new campaign. Titled "Between the lines", the campaign focuses on athletes' lives outside of the court and how having varied interests helps them maintain a work-life balance.
The former World No. 2 took to social media to share a video by the brand that showcased her love for gardening and pottery. She captioned her post:
"It’s important to think a little bit bigger than tennis. Sometimes it’s good to have something else to learn and to know how to do. Recharging the batteries off court to be the best on court, that’s the path @anett_kontaveit took to be the best version of herself."
In the video, Kontaveit can be seen jogging and playing with her dog, and she stated that it made her calm and gave her the energy to be back on the court. She closed the video with the following lines:
"At the end I'm just trying to be the best version of myself every single day."
Anett Kontaveit has been with Lacoste since 2019, and she also sports the brand on-court.
