Ferrero pulls out of Toronto Masters due to back injury
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-07-27 14:19

Juan Carlos Ferrero was forced to quit the Toronto Masters Series Monday as the Spanish seventh seed suffered from a back injury.

Ferrero was trailing 2-3 in the first set in his opening round match against Frenchman Fabrice Santoro when he quit after treatment from an ATP trainer failed to cure the problem.

Ferrero, who missed a month of competition after being diagnosed with chicken pox in March, did not know how serious his injury was.

"I hope to be ready for Cincinnati, but I don't know," he said, referring to next month's Masters tournament before the US Open, the year's final grand slam.

Ferrero, last year's French Open champion, has endured a miserable season plagued by injuries, failing to win a title in 2004.

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