Injured Almagro withdraws from Wimbledon

Spanish claycourter Nicolas Almagro has pulled out of Wimbledon with a foot injury, replaced in the seedings by Canadian Vasek Pospisil.

Spain's Nicolas Almagro has withdrawn injured from Wimbledon, tournament organisers confirmed on Thursday.

The 28-year-old claycourt specialist was named on Wednesday as 25th seed.

In his absence, Canadian 23-year-old Vasek Pospisil is promoted into the top 32.

Pospisil becomes the 31st seed, ahead of Russian Dmitry Tursunov - a first-round loser in four of his past five years at the grasscourt tournament.

"Nicolas Almagro has withdrawn from the gentlemen's singles due to a foot injury," the Wimbledon referees office announced.

Almagro, ranked No.26 in the world, had reached the third round of the grasscourt grand slam four times.


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