Ivan Lendl, the world’s top-ranked player, and...
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Ivan Lendl, the world’s top-ranked player, and seventh-ranked John McEnroe have been fined $5,000 each for dropping out of the Volvo tennis tournament at Chicago.
A council rule states that players may not drop out of a tournament “for any reason after the withdrawal deadline.” But the rule also states that if a player withdraws late for medical reasons and chooses to appeal, he has 10 days to provide details certified by a physician.
McEnroe withdrew from the $350,000 tournament last Friday. He reported from Brussels through his father “that a doctor had ordered him to rest” because of tendinitis in his hip, although McEnroe did complete the Belgium National Championships on Sunday, losing to Sweden’s Mats Wilander in the final.
Lendl underwent arthoscopic knee surgery recently and has withdrawn from several tournaments, including next week’s WCT Finals in Dallas.
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