Rare is the day that Daniela follows the notion that discretion is the better part of valor. I'm going to resist the urge to panic and believe this shows the ankle is really, really bad. More likely, it's something that an extra week or so will help a lot, so this does make sense. Dominika is in very good form, and points don't seem to be a problem this week (in fact, with some of the 1st round results, particularly Vinci losing, Dani might actually benefit again while not playing!). So....hakuna matata! Let's Go, Daniela!

No such luck-out for several weeks with a stress "reaction" to her left heel.

Fed cup strikes again. Damn it.

Daniela via Facebook:

"Hi everyone... this morning an MRI showed a stress reaction in my foot, which will keep me out for several weeks I tried till last minute to do anything possible to play with it... I'm very sorry I had to pull out from one of my favorite tournaments. I was looking forward to playing here in Stuttgart very much, but unfortunately I will need to give it a rest."




"The Fed Cup tie over the weekend was too much for an injury of this type and I damaged it even more during my matches, but all I can say is it was worth it to bring our country back to the World Group. I will do all I can to be back as soon as my doctors allow me to! With love, Dani."

Daniela mentioned in an interview during her two weeks training in Bratislava that she twisted her ankle...maybe that was what caused the stress reaction?

Daniela should have had the MRI BEFORE Fed Cup as she was already in pain - that was her mistake. That way she would have realised she couldn't play Fed Cup at all and therefore not making the injury worse.

Anyway, what will be will be, but this is starting to look a lot like 2008 and we all know how long she was sidelined then...

Knowing Daniela, if there's any chance she can play in Madrid she will, which is slightly worrying as we don't her to come back too soon and then totally ruin her chances of being fit for the summer.

It's so unfair that as soon as her shoulder is feeling better this happens

Any other information people on this forum know about stress reactions let us know. How long does it usually take to heal...??

Daniela mentioned in an interview during her two weeks training in Bratislava that she twisted her ankle...maybe that was what caused the stress reaction?

Daniela should have had the MRI BEFORE Fed Cup as she was already in pain - that was her mistake. That way she would have realised she couldn't play Fed Cup at all and therefore not making the injury worse.



I don't think this could have happened. Daniela mentioned in an interview that the training in Marbella was making her heel situation worse-she also said that she had a MRI on Saturday night which must have given her the green light to play,so presumably the crucial damage happened afterwards. It was so foolish to play that fourth rubber-just asking for trouble.

"The Fed Cup tie over the weekend was too much for an injury of this type and I damaged it even more during my matches, but all I can say is it was worth it to bring our country back to the World Group. I will do all I can to be back as soon as my doctors allow me to! With love, Dani."


I am going to take Daniela at her word that bringing Slovakia back to World Group was a big goal and accomplishment of hers. Maybe rankings are not driving all her decisions at every moment. I respect her for that and wish her well and can't wait to see her play again.

This is absolutely heart breaking to hear.

We can all speculate about the Fed Cup. Daniela would have played because she wanted to play and she'd have been absolutely determined to play, I'm pretty sure that the final decision to play would have been hers. Maybe things would have been different if Slovakia had a better number three than Rybarikova because her Fed Cup performances have been dismal and Daniela would have felt she had to play if Slovakia had any chance of winning the tie.
Daniela played doubles in Stuttgart and played fairly well, but that wouldn't have helped matters either.

Daniela's always been someone that's pushed herself up to and sometimes beyond her physical limits. She played with a stress fracture in her foot from September 07 through to April 08, I just hope that this doesn't keep her out for as long as that did. It's so worrying that the injuries are piling up and that she can't get healthy, her left foot has troubled Daniela on and off since August last year and she's been having all the problems with her shoulder. I just hope that Daniela takes the time she needs to recover properly. Get well soon, Daniela.

Talking about ankle injuries, Andrea Petkovic just had to retire with a really nasty ankle injury against Azarenka.