Mardy Fish withdraws from Legg Mason tournament

Top American Mardy Fish has withdrawn from Washington's Legg Mason Tennis Classic, sidelined by a foot injury suffered in the late stages of a three-set loss to Ernests Gulbis Sunday in Los Angeles.

It's the second high-profile loss for the hard-court tournament in recent days, following last Thursday's announcement that 12th-ranked Andy Roddick, a three-time champion of the event, couldn't take part after injuring an abdominal muscle during practice.

With Fish and Roddick out, that leaves four top-20 players in the event, led by world No. 7 Gael Monfils of France. The others: No. 15 Viktor Troicki of Serbia, No. 18 Jurgen Melzer of Austria and 20th-ranked Fernando Verdasco of Spain.

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Rosalind S. Helderman 02 Aug, 2011


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