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Foot Injury Sidelines Agassi
Andre Agassi has been forced to withdraw from the Pacific Life Open because he has injured his left big toe. Agassi said he has no explanation as to how it happened or what the problem really is. He said he was in pain last night while sleeping and tried to ignore it and get his rest but when he woke up in the morning the toe was double the size and very painful. His movement was restricted.
Agassi will have an MRI done to determine what the problem is. He was due to play Lleyton Hewitt in the quarterfinals. It would have been their ninth match with their head-to-head standing at 4-4. Hewitt receives a walkover into the semis.
Agassi announced his decision to withdraw to fans on center court, who gave the 2001 champion a standing ovation. Agassi had never before given a walkover to an opponent.
"I thought it was possibly an ingrown nail, something I was not trying to wake up to assess it, I was trying to get my rest," said Agassi. "Woke up this morning, it was blown up like a balloon. I can't bend it or move it.
So it's quite painful when I maneuver it manually. It's impossible for me to do anything. It's very disappointing.
"I'm going to go see if it's possibly a tendon that connects around that joint area or just a capsule of the joint. But, you know, all they can say is that that kind of quick inflammation and swelling is a result of your body trying to protect something pretty serious."
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Foot Injury Sidelines Agassi
Andre Agassi has been forced to withdraw from the Pacific Life Open because he has injured his left big toe. Agassi said he has no explanation as to how it happened or what the problem really is. He said he was in pain last night while sleeping and tried to ignore it and get his rest but when he woke up in the morning the toe was double the size and very painful. His movement was restricted.
Agassi will have an MRI done to determine what the problem is. He was due to play Lleyton Hewitt in the quarterfinals. It would have been their ninth match with their head-to-head standing at 4-4. Hewitt receives a walkover into the semis.
Agassi announced his decision to withdraw to fans on center court, who gave the 2001 champion a standing ovation. Agassi had never before given a walkover to an opponent.
"I thought it was possibly an ingrown nail, something I was not trying to wake up to assess it, I was trying to get my rest," said Agassi. "Woke up this morning, it was blown up like a balloon. I can't bend it or move it.
So it's quite painful when I maneuver it manually. It's impossible for me to do anything. It's very disappointing.
"I'm going to go see if it's possibly a tendon that connects around that joint area or just a capsule of the joint. But, you know, all they can say is that that kind of quick inflammation and swelling is a result of your body trying to protect something pretty serious."