Top seed Wawrinka forced out of Moselle Open through injury

25 September 2015 09:16

French Open champion Stan Wawrinka has been forced out of the Moselle Open with an ankle injury.

The Swiss top seed secured a quarter-final clash with Philipp Kohlschreiber by overcoming Dustin Brown on Thursday.

However, the 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7/4) comeback victory came at a cost as Wawrinka twisted his right ankle at the end of the first set - an injury that has now ended his tournament in Metz.

"Unfortunately, I have to pull out because yesterday I twisted my ankle at 5-4 in the first set," he said on www.atpworldtour.com.

"It was painful in the match, but still okay 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 okay in the next few weeks."

Wawrinka's disappointment means Kohlschreiber, the fifth seed, will be the fresher for the semi-final clash with third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

The world number 17 got the better of compatriot Nicolas Mahut 6-7 (6/8) 6-3 7-5 in two hours and 25 minutes.

Two-time former champion Gilles Simon will take on Martin Klizan in the other semi-final after overcoming Gilles Muller 6-4 6-4.

The second seed withstood 12 aces to break his Luxembourgish opponent in 88 minutes, while Klizan progressed to his third ATP World Tour semi-final of the season by coming back to beat fourth seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7/4).

Source: PA