Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil in a 4th set tie-break during their match at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York August 27, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
New YORK (Reuters) - Third seed Stan Wawrinka was handed a walkover into the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Saturday when Slovenian Blaz Kavcic was forced out with a right foot injury.
Kavcic, the world number 92, said he had taken an injection to numb his foot but still was unable to play, prompting the withdrawal just before the start of the match.
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