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Injured Wawrinka hobbles out of Metz

Metz - French Open champion and world number four Stan Wawrinka was forced to withdraw from the Metz ATP event on Friday with an ankle injury, handing Philipp Kohlschreiber a semi-final spot.

Top seed Wawrinka had twisted his right ankle at the end of the first set of his second-round contest with Dustin Brown on Thursday.

"Unfortunately, I have to pull out because yesterday I twisted my ankle at 5-4 in the first set," said Swiss star Wawrinka.

"It was painful in the match, but still OK with tape on it. But after a lot of treatment last night and some tests this morning, it's dangerous for me to play because the pain is still there. So I will have to see a doctor to see if I will be OK in the next few weeks."

German fifth seed Kohlschreiber will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat fellow Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 7-5, for a place in the final.

In the other quarter-finals on Friday, French second seed Gilles Simon beat Luxemburg's Gilles Muller 6-4, 6-4 while Martin Klizan of Slovakia came from behind to defeat Spanish fourth seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).



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