Arthurs forced to withdraw

02 Jan, 2006

Australian doubles speciaist Wayne Arthurs has been forced to pull out of the Hopman Cup mixed teams tournament here after tearing his right calf muscle, organisers said on Sunday.
Arthurs, 34, first tore the muscle three weeks ago but aggravated the injury during his singles rubber on Saturday against Germany's Nicolas Kiefer. Kiefer won the match, 6-3, 6-4.

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