Czech Berdych pulls out of U.S. Open due to illness


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 21 Aug 2016

Britain Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon, England - 8/7/16 Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during his match against Great Britain's Andy Murray REUTERS/Toby Melville

(Reuters) - World number eight Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic has pulled out of the U.S. Open after suffering an appendicitis, he said on Saturday.

"I am very disappointed to announce I will not be able to compete at the U.S. Open this year," the 30-year-old wrote on Twitter.

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