. S . ▁Open ▁to ▁Krist ína ▁Ku č ová , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 1 – 6 . ▁Following ▁this , ▁Cav ad ay ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁any ▁more ▁matches ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁vir al ▁in fection ▁which ▁saw ▁her ▁unable ▁to ▁train ▁properly ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁months ▁and ▁struggling ▁to ▁clim b ▁fl ights ▁of ▁st airs . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁serious ▁set back ▁Cav ad ay ▁had ▁been ▁faced ▁with ▁in ▁her ▁young ▁career ▁but ▁she ▁gradually ▁recovered ▁and ▁began ▁light ▁training ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁November ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season . ▁She ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁set back , ▁" As ▁an ▁ath lete ▁it ▁was ▁very ▁worry ing ". ▁Her ▁world wide ▁ranking ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁had ▁fallen ▁to ▁No . 2 6 8 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁In ▁her ▁first ▁event ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁US ▁Open ▁qual ifying ▁tournament , ▁Cav ad ay ▁entered ▁W re x ham ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁January ▁as ▁a ▁wild ▁card ▁and ▁the ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁seed . ▁She ▁reached ▁the ▁semif inal ▁before ▁being ▁overcome ▁by ▁fifth ▁seed ▁Claud ine ▁Sch a ul ▁from ▁Luxemb ourg , ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 0 – 6 . ▁The ▁very ▁next ▁week ▁she ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter final ▁of ▁the ▁$ 2 5 , 0