Unable to find a replacement, the tournament was canceled, cutting back yet another event from the LPGA's dwindling schedule.
While playing for the United States at the World Baseball Classic in March, Wright strained his left oblique, cutting the tournament short for him.
A lasting memory of the men's tournament will surely be Kevin Ware cutting down the final threads Monday night for the Louisville players he inspired after sustaining a gruesome leg injury against Duke.
He has expanded the tournament schedule around the world while cutting the length of matches in a bid to boost attendances and television viewing figures.
Meanwhile, the bursitis in Sharapova's right shoulder that surfaced shortly before this tournament in 2007 was damaging her season, cutting into her practice time and keeping her from serving without fear in matches.
Over the years, every last drop of spontaneity has been wrung from the victory dip, now a staged, sanitized celebration equivalent to cutting down the nets at the N.C.A.A. tournament.
Used mainly in this tournament on the left flank, she is no winger, often cutting inside to support strikers Shinobu Ohno and Yuki Ogimi.
Germany are into the last eight for the 17th time in 18 World Cup appearances, but they lacked the fluency and cutting edge that has seen them installed among the tournament favourites.
Suddenly, the Bryans, who had not lost a set in the tournament, were on the defensive, watching Llodra and Mahut dashing to net, cutting off volleys and pounding overheads in the fashion of, yes, the Bryans.
As she accompanied her friend and training partner Irene Andersen to a professional tournament here in mid-September (the trips were paid for by a sponsor), she was already cutting down on her carbohydrates to prepare for the Swedish nationals.
