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Wawrinka skips North American tournaments due to injury

Stan Wawrinka's defence of his US Open title was thrown into doubt Wednesday when the Swiss star pulled out of the forthcoming Montreal and Cincinnati tournaments with a knee injury.

Published: 3 August 2017 08:27 CEST
Wawrinka skips North American tournaments due to injury
Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP
The 32-year-old world number four said he has been suffering a problem with his left knee which needed treatment in his Wimbledon first round loss to Daniil Medvedev last month.
   
“After much backwards and forwards and consultations with my doctors and my team unfortunately I have decided to skip Canada and Cincinnati to be on the safe side even though I've been battling hard to make these events,” Wawrinka wrote on Facebook.
   
“Hugely disappointing for my fans and myself that I have to make this decision, but I need to be 100 per cent confident before I resume competition till the injury that plagued me in Wimbledon has been resolved.
   
“My team and I are doing everything possible to make this a speedy recovery.”
   
The US Open, the final Grand Slam event of the season, starts in New York on August 28th.
   
Wawrinka joins former world number one Novak Djokovic on the sidelines after the 12-time major winner called time on the rest of his season to rest a elbow injury.

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Swiss goalkeeper Sommer retires from international football

Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer announced his retirement from international football on Monday after a 12-year career in which he made 94 appearances for the national side.

Published: 19 August 2024 13:33 CEST
Swiss goalkeeper Sommer retires from international football

The 35-year-old played all five of Switzerland’s matches at Euro 2024.

His last international game was the quarter-final defeat by England on penalties.

“My time with the national team has meant a lot to me,” Inter Milan’s Sommer said in a statement released by the Swiss football association.

“I look back with pride on the many unforgettable moments, the exciting matches, the victories celebrated together and the challenges we have overcome together.”

Sommer has been a key figure for the Swiss since taking over from Diego Benaglio as their number one a decade ago.

Switzerland have made the knockout phase at the last six major tournaments.

Sommer made the deciding penalty save from France’s Kylian Mbappe in the Euro 2020 last 16 which sent his team into their first major quarter-final since 1954.

Sommer is the second player to retire from Switzerland’s national team recently.

In July, midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri announced his retirement from international football  after winning 125 Switzerland caps and becoming the only player to score in each of the last three World Cups and European Championships.

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