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Entry system ranking: 143 (282 points (-1)) Champions Race: 126 (7 points)(-3) Current tournament: Place: Monte Carlo, Monaco Next tournament:
Place: Munich, Germany
Date: April 29 - May 5, 2002 Draw Size: 32 Surface: Clay Prize Money: US $381,000 Stadium Court Seating: 3,800 Tournament Director: Rudi Berger Website: www.iphitos.de
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NORMAN MAY MISS US OPEN
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Magnus Norman's hip injury, that sidelined him several weeks this year, might knock the Swedish tennis player out of the U.S. Open and the Davis Cup semifinals. "This is a serious injury because it's coming back all the time," Norman said Saturday. "It's difficult to make a prognosis because it's an unusual injury. "There's a big risk that I will miss the U.S. Open. There is not so much left of the season and I'm starting to realize that my tennis year could be over." Norman, 25, returned to Sweden after losing 6-4, 6-1 to Lleyton Hewitt in the first round of the Tennis Masters Series in Cincinnati on Wednesday. If he needs surgery, Norman will be sidelined at least three months, coach Fredrik Rosengren said. A decision will be made Monday after a consultation with a doctor in Stockholm. The U.S. Open starts in two weeks, and Sweden will play Australia in the Davis Cup semifinals Sept. 21-23 in Sydney. Norman, last year's French Open finalist, withdrew from Wimbledon because of the sore hip. He came back a month later and reached the semifinals in the Swedish Open at Bastad, where he won his first ATP Tour title in 1997. The injury problem started last December, just before the Australian Open. Source: Excite Sports |
