Mardy Fish Heart Issues: Tennis Player Announces Withdrawal From U.S. Open For Personal Reasons : TENNIS : Sports World News

Mardy Fish, a former Prime-10 tennis participant, has encountered his newest setback in an try and return to the game as a result of a present battle with coronary heart points, announcing Wednesday that he’s pulling out of the U.S. Open.

Based on The Related Press, the U.S. Tennis Affiliation stated Fish, 31, stated his withdrawal from the event was as a result of “private causes.” U.S. Open play begins Monday and the draw for this 12 months’s Grand Slam event is slated for Thursday.

The private points stem from issues together with his coronary heart.

Fish tweeted the next Wednesday: 

Pals, sadly my well being will not permit me to compete this 12 months on the US Open. Thanks for all of your assist.

— Mardy Fish (@MardyFish) August 21, 2013

Fish spoke earlier this month concerning the well being difficulties which have set him again the final two years. 

“I struggled mightily throughout the U.S. Open final 12 months,” Fish stated per The Related Press. “So these form of post-traumatic experiences that I’ve had – that I’ve now – are what I must recover from proper now. Nevertheless it’s a course of. It is not a simple sport. And health is as massive part of it as taking part in, and generally that is hassle – spells hassle – for me.”

Fish, a Minnesota native now residing in Los Angeles, reached a career-best rating of No. 7 in 2011 however has endured many difficulties since. AP stories that in a match Tuesday towards Jarkko Nieminen in North Carolina in a hard-court event, Fish needed to cease the match within the third set as a result of heatstroke.

Fish performed eight matches on the ATP World Tour this 12 months, posting a 3-5 document, however skipped the entire Grand Slam tournaments. This is not his first bout with well being points.

Fish was set to face Roger Federer within the fourth spherical of the U.S. Open final 12 months, however withdrew from the match, citing physician’s orders and well being precautions as the rationale. Fish additionally stated his coronary heart began racing uncontrollably after a key loss in Florida in March 2012, and docs needed to induce excessive coronary heart palpitations. He did not return to motion till final 12 months’s Wimbledon.

Based on AP, Smith is ranked No. 173 this week. He has made the quarterfinals on three separate events in Grand Slam tournaments in his profession, however hasn’t superior any additional.

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