Roger Federer se ha retirado del Mutua Madrid Open debido a una lesión en la espalda, anucnoó este lunes el No. 3 del mundo. El suizo estaba programado para jugar en su segundo torneo desde que se operó la rodilla en febrero.
«Me disculpo con el torneo por venir e irme sin jugar», dijo Federer. «Llegué y estaba bien, pero después de practicar el sábado me lesioné la espalda un poco en y me tuve que detener antes de tiempo».
Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Mutua Madrid Open because of a back injury, the World No. 3 announced on Monday. The Swiss was scheduled to play on Wednesday in just his second tournament back since undergoing knee surgery in February.
“Sorry to the tournament for coming and leaving without playing,” Federer said. “I arrived and I was okay, and then I practised on Saturday and hurt my back a little bit in practice and then stopped early.”
The three-time Madrid champion said he was scheduled to practice for two hours but had to quit after one hour and 15 minutes. He skipped practice altogether on Sunday and Monday. “At this point I don’t want to take more chances as I know I’m not going to be fully ready for Wednesday,” he said.