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Posted on: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Tennis: Del Potro retires in Shanghai with wrist injury


Associated Press

SHANGHAI — Reigning U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has retired from the Shanghai Masters with an apparent wrist injury.

The Argentine was trailing Austrian Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 2-1 in his second-round match Wednesday before shaking his wrist and retiring.

The third-seeded del Potro follows Andy Roddick and Tommy Haas in retiring from the tournament with injury, while Roger Federer and Andy Murray elected not to play on fitness grounds.