Russian's Injured

So far, Seoul and Guangzhou have been hit by pretty heavy injury withdrawals by the top seeds

(Rank/Seed)

Seoul

(14/2) Kirilenko retired at 1-1 in the 1st set of the 1st round with a back injury

(18/4) Petrova pulled out prior to the 2nd round also with a back injury

Seeds Struggle After Open

The last couple of weeks have seemed awfully quiet as the majority of the top players take a rest to prepare for the last few weeks of the season. However, in the last and current week, some top players have started back early, albeit largely unsuccessfully

(Rank/Seed)

Quebec City

Eventual champion Flipkens beat 13/1 Cibulkova in the 1st round 26 63 75

Guangzhou

US Open quarter finalist 10/1 Bartoli retired down 3-4 to Chang with a gastrointestinal illness in the 1st round

Seoul 

Espinosa survived 20/5 Goerges in the 1st round 16 76(5) 62, despite having trailed a set and a break and 2-5 down in the tiebreak