Re: Marat退賽雪梨

看板ALL-RUSSIANS作者Escude (暖暖包忠實的僕人)時間22年前 (2003/01/09 14:29)推噓1(1推 0噓 0→)

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Injured Safin Pulls Out of Sydney International BY JULIAN LINDEN Reuters SYDNEY - A shoulder injury forced Marat Safin to withdraw from the Sydney International tennis tournament on Thursday but the giant Russian said he expected to recover in time for next week's Australian Open. Safin was due to meet Korean qualifier Lee Hyung-taik in Thursday's quarter-finals but told organizers he had pulled out on medical advice because of problems with his serving shoulder. "It hurts and I cannot serve, there's a lot of pain," Safin said. "(The doctor) said it's quite serious and it was better to stop right now." Safin said he still expected to play in the Australian Open, starting on Monday, but would ask tournament officials for a late start to give him as much time as possible. He said he would fly to Melbourne on Thursday night to receive treatment and was prepared to play with painkillers to get him through the first few rounds. "I need to stop for a few days...but I hope I will be okay, I'm not sure but there is a chance," he said. "I can play forehand, backhand, anything, except serve. "I'll be okay but I'll ask for a late start and try to recover." Safin lost to Thomas Johansson in the final of last year's Australian Open and is one of the tournament favorites this year after being seeded fourth. He had shown he was in good form and in top physical condition in his two appearances in Sydney, where he was the top seed and the main drawcard. He thrashed Olivier Rochus 6-1 6-4 in his first round match then survived oppressive 40 degrees Celsius heat to down Jarkko Nieminen 3-6 6-1 6-2 on Wednesday before pulling out. "I'm starting to play better and I'm in good shape," he said. "It's okay. I won two matches and I got some confidence. "It happens but hopefully this is the biggest injury of the year." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.csie.ntu.edu.tw) ◆ From: 218.187.23.213