Back injury hell behind Kontaveit's form slump, likely to never recover completely

Anett Kontaveit has had an awful start to the 2023 season tumbling down the WTA rankings with a lower back injury which saw early exits in all four of the tournaments she has played so far wreaking havoc.

It is an injury hell that she is likely never set to recover from with Kontaveit opening up in an interview that she hopes to play without pain but that would mean it needs to be controlled.

"My injury specifically involves degenerative changes to the lumbar discs of the spine and irritation of the left thigh tendons due to previous trauma," Kontaveit said.

"I'm treating it with special exercises and physiotherapy, with the help of physiotherapists Toms Zvonkovs and Lauri Ott."  

"It's something I probably won't be able to get rid of. But it can, hopefully, be controlled well enough for me to continue playing without pain," she added.