Roddick injured at World Team Cup.. - 網球

Roddick's French Open hopes hit by foot injury

DUESSELDORF, Germany, May 24 (Reuters) - Andy Roddick's participation
in the French Open was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after he retired
with a foot injury from his match against Chile's Nicolas Massu at the
World Team Cup.

"I don't know how bad it is yet," said Roddick. "It's not responding to
movement very well when you try to flex it. It hurts pretty good. Only
time's going to tell."

The American landed heavily on his left foot at 2-2 in the first set
and went on to drop serve for the first time in the match.

He then received lengthy treatment from ATP trainer Bill Norris,
flinching with pain as Norris pressed the top of his foot.

Although Roddick, the world number five, continued after having his
ankle and foot heavily bandaged, he barely tried to compete and retired
at 2-4.

"I slid and kind of went over on it and felt something clip or pop,"
Roddick told reporters.

"It was just getting progressively worse. I wasn't able to really step
on it, much less move, so it was pointless just going through the motions
out there."


The French Open starts on Sunday in Paris.

"I just hope I wake up tomorrow and it resembles an ankle and not a balloon,"
Roddick said.

"It's just annoying. It's disappointing. I feel like every time there's
progress being made something happens and there's a little bit of a setback.

"I've been hitting the ball great in practice since I've been over here
and I was really excited. I felt like I started serving well again. I'm
just a little unlucky right now."

Roddick's injury comes two days after Australian Lleyton Hewitt suffered
an ankle injury at a tournament in Austria, in his first match after a
seven-week injury lay-off.

Updated on Wednesday, May 24, 2006


---

最近是在比誰衰的嗎……。

--