CARSON, Calif. (AP) — French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has pulled out of next week’s L.A. Women’s Tennis Championships due to a foot injury.

The hard-court tournament, to be held from Aug. 3-9, announced Kuznetsova’s withdrawal on Tuesday. She also missed the event last year.

The fifth-ranked Kuznetsova’s departure still leaves 10 of the world’s top 15 women in the field, including No. 1 Dinara Safina, the defending champion.

The L.A. Women’s Tennis Championships is part of the U.S. Open Series of tuneup events for the year’s last Grand Slam tournament.

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