Posted at 10:32 a.m., Monday, April 9, 2007
Injured Roddick withdraws from U.S. Clay Court
Associated Press
HOUSTON — Top-seeded Andy Roddick withdrew from the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships today because of a hamstring injury that he aggravated in Davis Cup play last week.Roddick, ranked No. 3, injured his left hamstring while lunging for a shot in a quarterfinal match at the Sony Ericsson Open in Florida late last month and was forced to retire.
He said he "kind of tweaked it" again Friday in his Davis Cup win over Fernando Verdasco of Spain in Winston-Salem, N.C.
"Luckily, the adrenaline there was able to kind of get me through," Roddick said. The injury "is not one that heals in two days."
A doubles win by Americans Bob and Mike Bryan on Saturday gave the U.S. team a 3-0 lead and kept Roddick from having to play Sunday in a second singles match. The U.S. beat Spain 4-1.
Roddick has enjoyed considerable success at the Houston tournament, which is being played for the last time here this week. He played in five of the past six finals and won three.
