THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — A foot injury will sideline Stephanie Dubois for the remainder of the 2011 tennis season.
The 24-year-old from Laval, Que., was diagnosed with a stress fracture Tuesday after she began experiencing pain during the qualifying rounds at the U.S. Open.
"It’s disappointing as I was on a good streak with my ranking now back in the top 100 in the world," Dubois said in a release. "At this time, I want to take the time to cure my foot and fully recover. I will then focus to come back even stronger for the 2012 season."
She lost to Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino in the opening round of the Bell Challenge in Quebec City earlier this week and then withdrew from doubles.
Dubois, 96th on this week’s WTA rankings, returned to the top 100 in 2011 for the first time in nearly three years.
She qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon and reached the second round where she lost a three-set match to world No. 11 Andrea Petkovic of Germany. She also advanced to the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto for the third time in her career.