Injured David Ferrer pulls out of Wimbledon

David Ferrer has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament after the Spaniard suffered an elbow injury

London: David Ferrer has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament after the Spaniard suffered an elbow injury.


David Ferrer 

Ferrer, 33, was due to face Britain's James Ward in the first round of the grass-court Grand Slam, which starts today.

But the eighth seed, a Wimbledon quarter-finalist in 2012 and 2013, has decided against risking further damage to the elbow.

"David Ferrer has withdrawn from the Gentlemen's singles due to an elbow injury," a Wimbledon statement read yesterday.

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