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DÜSSELDORF, Germany: American men’s tennis No. 1 Andy Roddick
withdrew from next week’s French Open as he is still nursing a
shoulder injury, his brother John announced on Monday.
Roddick, ranked six in the world, suffered the
injury in the Rome Masters semifinal just over nine days ago and his
brother admitted that it would not be sufficiently healed for him to
play at a tournament where he has rarely flourished, reaching the
third round in 2001.
“He [Roddick] is still struggling with his
shoulder injury,” said John Roddick, who is captaining the United
States team at this week’s World Team Cup.
“It’s a real pity, because Andy was playing
his best ever tennis on the clay. He is really disappointed.
“Last Friday, the pain came back, he went to
see his specialist and after being looked at, he decided to
withdraw.”
Roddick lasted just three games in his
semi-final in Rome against up and coming Swiss player Stanislas
Wawrinka before having to retire, returning to the United States for
treatment.
-- AFP
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