Dinara’s lingering back injury has forced her to pull out of her first scheduled event in 2010, the Brisbane International.

“I am very sorry for the organizers of the Brisbane tournament and my fans there,” Dinara said. “I was looking forward to a strong start of season in Australia, where I achieved such good results in 2009. Unfortunately, the back injury that prevented me from performing at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha is still giving me trouble and more treatment is needed to allow me to compete again at the highest level, as I intend to. I hope to have the opportunity to come to Brisbane in 2011.”

As of now, Dinara is scheduled to make her 2010 debut at the Medibank International in Sydney the week of January 11. She was the runner-up there in 2009.