Gael Monfils forced to withdraw from Wimbledon

18 June 2009 21:23
It was only on Wednesday that Monfils was named as the 14th seed for the tournament. However, he was also forced to withdraw from last week's Queen's Club tournament after falling and injuring his wrist in a second-round win over Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev. [LNB]Monfils, who also missed last year's Wimbledon, with a shoulder injury, will be replaced by a lucky loser from qualifying, while Marat Safin becomes the 14th seed. [LNB] Related ArticlesSport on televisionSadly, it will not be a Briton. While the men were all knocked out of the qualifying tournament at Roehampton on Wednesday, the only remaining British player in the draw, Naomi Cavaday, was on Thursday defeated by Vesna Manasieva from Russia, 7-5, 6-2. Having fallen at the last hurdle, it means that no British players have progressed to either the men's or women's singles draw through the qualifying stages. [LNB]Meanwhile Dinara Safina, the women's world No 1, has reached the semi-finals of the Ordina Open in Hertogenbosch, Holland. The runner-up at this competition last year, Safina had to come back from a set behind to beat sixth-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. [LNB][LNB] 

Source: Telegraph