Tearful Sania joins Beijing casualty list

"It's really hurting. It was hurting before we came here but it's the Olympics and we always have to give it our best shot. That's the reason I'm here."
The world number 26 said she would try to play the doubles tournament with partner Sunitha Rao. The two face Russian top seeds Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova after a first-round walkover.
The tournament had already been rocked by pull-outs with top seed Ivanovic joining the injury list on Sunday with a painful right thumb.
Fellow Serb Jelena Jankovic, who was confirmed as world number one on Monday, is also an injury doubt.
Russian star Maria Sharapova, Amelie Mauresmo and Tatiana Golovin had already withdrawn while 1996 champion Lindsay Davenport has also ditched the singles with a knee problem.
Mirza said the Olympics remained a top priority for the players despite the US Open starting on August 25.
"It's the Olympics. It doesn't matter if it's singles, doubles, mixed doubles or whatever," she said.
"I couldn't sit home and say let's just play the US Open. For a tennis player a Grand Slam is a Grand Slam but for me the Olympics is very special.
"It's been my dream to play the Olympics."
Her retirement will temper Indian joy on the day shooter Abhinav Bindra won the country's first ever individual Olympic gold medal.