Metz -- French Open champion and world number four Stan Wawrinka was forced to withdraw from the Metz ATP event yesterday with an ankle injury, handing Philipp Kohlschreiber a semi-final spot. Top seed Wawrinka had twisted his right ankle at the end of the first set of his second
French Open champion and world number four Stan Wawrinka was forced to withdraw from the Metz ATP event yesterday with an ankle injury, handing Philipp Kohlschreiber a semi-final spot.
Top seed Wawrinka had twisted his right ankle at the end of the first set of his second-round contest with Dustin Brown on Thursday.
"Unfortunately, I have to pull out because yesterday I twisted my ankle at 5-4 in the first set," said Swiss star Wawrinka.
"It was painful in the match, but still OK with tape on it. But after a lot of treatment last night and some tests this morning, it's dangerous for me to play because the pain is still there. So I will have to see a doctor to see if I will be OK in the next few weeks."
German fifth seed Kohlschreiber will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat fellow Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 7-5, for a place in the final.
In the other quarter-finals on Friday, French second seed Gilles Simon beat Luxemburg's Gilles Muller 6-4, 6-4 while Martin Klizan of Slovakia came from behind to defeat Spanish fourth seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).
