Paris - World number six Andy Roddick confirmed on Friday he will not be competing in next week's Paris Masters ATP tournament.
The American was also forced to pull out of the Shanghai tournament three weeks ago with a painful knee.
Roddick has already qualified for the ATP's season-ending, eight-man World Tour final in London.
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