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Simona Halep pulls out of Stuttgart Open with hip injury suffered in Fed Cup

World number two Simona Halep has withdrawn from the Stuttgart Open with a hip injury.

The 27-year-old suffered the injury during her win over Caroline Garcia in Romania's Fed Cup defeat by France on Sunday.

But Halep is hopeful she will be fit for next month's tournaments in Madrid and Rome before defending her French Open title from 26 May.

"If I'm not 100%, I don't want to step on the court," Halep said.

"I'm also exhausted mentally because I gave my everything in that tie but unfortunately we couldn't win.

"That's why I decided to pull out, because I have to think about my health first.