Injury forces Zvonareva out of Australian Open December 22, 2012 -- Updated 1550 GMT (2350 HKT) Vera Zvonareva will not be able to defend her Australian Open women's doubles title because of an ongoing shoulder injury. Former world No.2 announces withdrawal from opening grand slam of 2013 The 28-year-old Russian has a injury to right shoulder Follows a 2012 season marred by injury and illness where she played only 10 events (CNN) -- Former world No.2 Vera Zvonareva has withdrawn from next month's Australian Open because of a shoulder injury. The 28-year-old Russian, twice a semi-finalist in Melbourne and defending women's doubles champion (with compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova), announced on her Facebook page that she was pulling out of the event which starts on the January 14. Hey everyone ... some bad news. I will not be able to go to Australia this year," Zvonareva said. My body is not 100% recovered yet and I want to start when I know I can play the rest of the year. I keep working hard to get healthy Vera Zvonareva I keep working hard to get healthy. Thank you for all your support! The Russian was troubled by a series of injuries (left hip and right shoulder) in 2012 which saw her compete at just 10 events. Her last appearance in a grand slam was at Wimbledon in June, where she reached the third round before retiring with an upper respiratory illness. Her absence from all tournaments since the London Olympics has seen her slip down the WTA rankings to No.96. Zvonareva is a two-time grand slam finalist reaching both the Wimbledon final and the U.S. Open final in 2010 losing to Serena Williams and Belgium's Kim Clijsters respectively. December 21, 2012 -- Updated 1623 GMT (0023 HKT) Kim Clijsters enjoyed a tennis career that would be the envy of most women on the WTA Tour, but it is not a career path she would like for her four-year-old daughter. December 20, 2012 -- Updated 1627 GMT (0027 HKT) Tennis great Kim Clijsters talks to CNN's Open Court about life after retirement and the possibility of having more children. December 20, 2012 -- Updated 1408 GMT (2208 HKT) Petra Kvitova talks about her career and sharing a club in her native Czech Republic with top players such as Radek Stepanek and Lucie Safarova. December 20, 2012 -- Updated 1407 GMT (2207 HKT) CNN's Pedro Pinto looks back at this year's Davis Cup, which took place in Prague for the first time in 32 years. December 20, 2012 -- Updated 1424 GMT (2224 HKT) Open Court meets Czech tennis star Lucie Safarova, who reflects on her big win at this year's Fed Cup final in Prague. December 21, 2012 -- Updated 1652 GMT (0052 HKT) Open Court host Pat Cash shares his favorite outtakes from 2012's shows.