Elbow injury forces Anderson to skip clay season


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Second Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 16, 2019. South Africa's Kevin Anderson reacts during the match against Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

(Reuters) - Kevin Anderson has pulled out of all clay tournaments this season, including next month's French Open, to give himself time to recover from an elbow injury, the South African said on Tuesday.

The big-serving 32-year-old, who also withdrew from Indian Wells and the Mote Carlo Masters this year, last played at the Miami Open last month where he was ousted in the quarter-finals by eventual champion Roger Federer.

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