Mutua Madrid Open: Federere and Djokovic Withdraw From The Tournament[/b]
The 2014 Madrid Open is a professional tennis tournament that will be played on outdoor claycourts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 3–11 May. It will be the 13th edition of the event on the ATP World Tour and 6th on the WTA Tour. It is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2014 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2014 WTA Tour. Ion ?iriac the former Romanian ATP player and now billionaire businessman is the current owner of the tournament. Defending champions in men's and women's singles respectively are Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams.
Federer had confirmed after last month's Monte-Carlo Masters that he may be forced to miss a large chunk of May in order to be with his wife Mirka for the arrival of their next child. The 17-time Grand Slam champion had been scheduled to face Gilles Simon in round two of this week's Madrid Masters, but has now let tournament officials know he will no longer be competing in the Spanish capital. Federer's return date could now be the subject of some speculation after the Swiss failed to reveal when he might be back in action. The 32-year-old looks all but certain to miss next week's Rome Masters and could even decide to sidestep the French Open, which starts on May 25th.
Writing on his Facebook page, Federer said: I've decided to withdraw from Madrid to be with my wife Mirka during these next few exciting weeks for our family. World No. 2 Novak Djokovic has been forced to withdraw from the Mutua Madrid Open, having suffered a recurrence of the right arm injury that afflicted him three weeks ago in Monte-Carlo. I am very sorry for the Madrid tournament and all the Spanish fans to have to pull out of the Mutua Madrid Open, said Djokovic on Sunday. I did everything possible in order to play in Madrid, which is one of the biggest events of the year, but unfortunately my right arm injury has flared up again.
Now I will take some time to recover and heal my injury, hoping I will be ready for Rome. I look forward to returning to Madrid next year. Djokovic had been hoping to recover in time to challenge for his second Madrid crown, having triumphed three years ago (d. Nadal). His next tournament, the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, begins Sunday, 11 May.
The 2014 Madrid Open is a professional tennis tournament that will be played on outdoor claycourts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 3–11 May. It will be the 13th edition of the event on the ATP World Tour and 6th on the WTA Tour. It is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2014 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2014 WTA Tour. Ion ?iriac the former Romanian ATP player and now billionaire businessman is the current owner of the tournament. Defending champions in men's and women's singles respectively are Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams.
Federer had confirmed after last month's Monte-Carlo Masters that he may be forced to miss a large chunk of May in order to be with his wife Mirka for the arrival of their next child. The 17-time Grand Slam champion had been scheduled to face Gilles Simon in round two of this week's Madrid Masters, but has now let tournament officials know he will no longer be competing in the Spanish capital. Federer's return date could now be the subject of some speculation after the Swiss failed to reveal when he might be back in action. The 32-year-old looks all but certain to miss next week's Rome Masters and could even decide to sidestep the French Open, which starts on May 25th.
Writing on his Facebook page, Federer said: I've decided to withdraw from Madrid to be with my wife Mirka during these next few exciting weeks for our family. World No. 2 Novak Djokovic has been forced to withdraw from the Mutua Madrid Open, having suffered a recurrence of the right arm injury that afflicted him three weeks ago in Monte-Carlo. I am very sorry for the Madrid tournament and all the Spanish fans to have to pull out of the Mutua Madrid Open, said Djokovic on Sunday. I did everything possible in order to play in Madrid, which is one of the biggest events of the year, but unfortunately my right arm injury has flared up again.
Now I will take some time to recover and heal my injury, hoping I will be ready for Rome. I look forward to returning to Madrid next year. Djokovic had been hoping to recover in time to challenge for his second Madrid crown, having triumphed three years ago (d. Nadal). His next tournament, the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, begins Sunday, 11 May.