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  • Andy Roddick to miss French Open with shoulder injury

    5/19/08 2:50 PM | Johan Lindahl
    - Andy Roddick will miss the French Open after his shoulder and back injury problems flaredagain last week during a training session in the US.

    Brother John Roddick confirmed the pullout as he confirmed that his younger sibling would also miss this week's ARAG World Team Cup in Dusseldorf.

    Former No. 1 Roddick will be replaced by a clay neophyte in No. 102 Bobby Reynolds who has never played on European red clay. In his lone career ATP match on the surface, he lost two years ago in Houston.

    Earlier this month, Roddick had to quit his Rome semi-final against Swiss Stan Wawrinka, flying home for treatment.

    “He had five or six days off and then we had three day of training,” said John Roddick, who also announced that the Bryan brothers would not be contesting the doubles in Dusseldorf due to being “beat up” after playing back-to-back Masters Series finals in Rome (won) and Hamburg (lost).

    “Last Friday, the injury flared again. Our specialist in New York said it is inflammation.

    ”Andy needs ten days to rest and I'd be surprised if he were not ready for Queen's (start of the pre-Wimbledon grass season on June 9).“

    Roddick said that his younger brother had been feeling good on clay. ”He was optimistic about the French and in a good frame of mind.

    “This season he was feeling comfortable on the clay and he liked his chances. He's really disappointed not to be able to play.”

    Roddick reached the French Open third round on his debut in 2001 and has never duplicated that effort, losing opening matches at the past two editions.

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