Tennis

Federer withdraws from Madrid Masters because of back injury

Published May. 2, 2016 1:11 p.m. ET

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MADRID (AP) Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Madrid Masters because of a back injury.

The third-ranked Federer said Monday that he was hurt in practice during the weekend and didn't want to take any chances aggravating the injury.

Federer was coming of a knee injury after the Australian Open which sidelined the Swiss player for about two months.

The 35-year-old Federer, the winner in Madrid in 2012, had been a late addition to the field this week. The tournament was not originally on his schedule, but the former No. 1 decided to include it as part of his preparations for the French Open in three weeks.

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