World number eight Belinda Bencic of Switzerland has been ruled out injured of the French Open at Roland Garros, tournament organisers announced on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old has back problems and has not played since the claycourt Charleston tournament in April, where she fell 6-1, 6-1 in the second round to Russian Elena Vesnina.
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She will be replaced by American Lauren Davis, ranked 115th in the world, in the draw for the second Grand Slam tournament of the season from May 22 to June 5 in Paris.
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