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Injuries a worrying trend for men's tennis

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Pat Rafter is out for what will likely be the rest of the year on the ATP Tour, as a result of his shoulder injury failing to heal. He will now miss out on a chance to represent Australia in the Davis Cup final against France in December. The injuries which are currently plaguing the ATP tour is a worry for men's tennis. Pete Sampras was forced to withdraw from the US Open this year as a result of recurring injuries. But he may have been more disappointed if he had suffered Mark Phillipossis' fate earlier in the year. The Australian was well in control in his Wimbledon quarter-final against Pete Sampras, before being forced to retired as a result of an injury sustained during the match. Tennis administrators might well have to face the prospect of cutting down the work load for players during the year, otherwise it may be that many of the top players will be forced into early retirement as a result of the gruelling ATP schedule.

Tournament News

Former Australian Open semi-finalist Nicolas Escude has staked a claim for a singles birth in the French Davis Cup team, beating Czech Daniel Vacek by 7-5, 6-1 in the Tolouse final.

In the Swiss Indoors tournament, Karol Kucera upset Tim Henman in a marathon match. He won by 6-4, 7-6 (12-10), 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2).

In the Shanghai Open, Magnus Norman upset top seed Marcelo Rios in the final by 2-6,6-3, 7-5.

Rios made up for this at the Singapore Open the following week, when he beat Swede Mikael Tillstrom by 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) in the final.

In the Vienna tournament British star Greg Rusedski came back from 2 sets down to beat Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, 6-7 (5-7), 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

On clay Spaniard Alberto Martin won the Romanian Open, beating Morrocan Karim Alami by 6-3, 6-2.

In Palermo rising French star Arnaud Di Pasquale upset Spaniard Alberto Berasategui in the final, routing him by 6-1, 6-3. Di Pasquale must also be considered a strong contender for the Davis Cup final against Australia after this effort on clay.

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