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Safin into third round as Nestor retires
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Updated: 2001-06-28 11:26
Fourth seed Marat Safin reached the third round of Wimbledon for the first time in his career on Wednesday when Canadian qualifier Daniel Nestor retired injured.
The Canadian had been leading 6-7 6-3 2-1 on court two when he pulled out with an ankle injury.
Nestor received treatment and heavy strapping to his left ankle at the end of the second set which he had clinched with inspirational tennis.
Safin, the Russian US Open champion, had received a warning from umpire Andreas Egli for racket abuse midway through the second set after slamming his racket into the ground with such force that it bounced over the net.
He was also heard to claim that court two was the "worst court I've ever played on".
He meets either Germany's David Prinosil or Italian Davide Sanguinetti for a place in the last 16.
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