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Kei Nishikori pulls out of French Open
Kei Nishikori of Japan has pulled out of the upcoming French Open after failing to recover from an abdominal injury.
Paris:
Kei Nishikori of Japan has pulled out of the upcoming French Open after failing to recover from an abdominal injury.
The 18th-ranked Nishikori picked up the injury playing against Fernando Verdasco in the Barcelona Open quarterfinals last month, and he has not played since.
Organizers said on Tuesday that he will be replaced in the draw by Slovakia's Karol Beck.
Several other players have pulled out of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament, which begins on Sunday at Roland Garros, including former runner-up Robin Soderling of Sweden and Mardy Fish of the United States.
Topics mentioned in this article
Tennis
Serena Williams
Maria Sharapova
Venus Williams
Lleyton Hewitt
French Open 2012
Rafael Nadal
Kei Nishikori
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
Na Li
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