Andre Agassi Pulls Out of Cincinnati's W&SFG Masters

MASON - August 12, 2006 - Back pain has caused three-time champion Andre Agassi to pull out of the Western & Southern Financial Group MASTERS, which starts Monday in Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati.

Agassi informed the tournament of his decision only a few hours after he practiced and addressed the media at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, home of the W&SFG Masters.

"Andre is reluctantly unable to play," said tournament director Bruce Flory. "He had every intention of playing, but just didn't feel physically right in his practice sessions here. We hate to lose any player, especially one who was to make his final appearance here, but with the stellar field we have in Cincinnati, highlighted by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the tournament will still be spectacular," Flory said.

Mégiscsak jobb lett volna a tavlayi US Open után visszavonulni.