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    LONDON, England -- British number one Andy Murray is facing a battle to get fit in time for the grasscourt season after a wrist injury forced him to pull out of next week's French Open. "I'm not going to make any decisions on the grass yet," the Scot was quoted as saying on his Web site on Tuesday. "I'm going to see the doctor in a week to see how it feels, and how much the inflammation has settled. "One real positive from the injury is that I can get in the gym six days a week and work on my cardio and my leg strength." Murray was forced to retire from last week's Hamburg Masters while leading 5-1 against Italian Filippo Volandri in the first round. A scan revealed a damaged tendon in his right wrist and he had to wear a cast. "I saw the doctor yesterday and as I expected I'm going to have to withdraw from the French Open," he said. "The good news is I got the cast off and will start treatment tomorrow and take it day by day." Murray, who has slipped one place in the rankings this week to 11, is scheduled to play at the Artois Championships from June 11. Wimbledon begins on June 25. The French Open has also lost 10th seed Tommy Haas who has injured his right shoulder. Haas, the world number 10, had two operations on his shoulder in 2003 and had to pull out of the first round of the Rome Masters earlier this month. The German has only missed one French Open since first playing in the tournament in 1998 -- he was forced to pull out in 2003 after operations to his shoulder cost him the entire season. Haas' best performance at Roland Garros was reaching the fourth round in 2002, following his highest ATP tour ranking of second in May, 2002. The 29-year-old Haas is one place above Murray in the ATP rankings. Two lucky losers will be added to the draw. |
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Murray damaged the wrist at the Hamburg Masters last week.
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