Saturday, July 30, 2011

Roddick withdraws from DC with injury

WASHINGTON (AP)?Three-time champion Andy Roddick has pulled out of next week?s Legg Mason Tennis Classic because of a partially torn abdominal muscle on his right side.

The tournament announced Roddick?s withdrawal Thursday and said he was hurt while practicing. Tournament officials were informed that the injury is a Grade 2 strain or partial tear of the oblique abdominal muscle on his right side.

Four other players are missing the hard-court tournament with injuries: two-time major champion Lleyton Hewitt, Sam Querrey, Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori.

The highest-ranked players in the field are No. 7 Gael Monfils and No. 9 Mardy Fish.

Source: http://feeds.tennis.com/~r/tenniscom-news/~3/VlBiUs9kQfk/

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