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 Rusedski pulls out, splits with coach
Posted: Wednesday June 24, 1998 03:34 PM
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Greg Rusedski, fourth seeded this year and a quarterfinalist last year, pulled out of Wimbledon today when his badly sprained left ankle failed to respond to treatment. The Canadian-born Briton -- famed for having tennis' fastest serve -- was scheduled to complete his match against Australian qualifier Mark Draper, which was cut short Tuesday by rain. Rusedski injured the ankle almost two weeks ago in a bad fall during the Queen's tournament, a traditional grass-court warmup for Wimbledon. "I thought it would get better," Rusedski said. "I thought when it got warmed up it would get better. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. But there is always next year. "There was a very good chance for me this year. I thought I was playing some of my best tennis." About the injury, he said, "I didn't have the power and force in the foot, I just couldn't get that." Tony Pickard, angered by Rusedski's decision to attempt a match on the ankle, resigned as his coach. "I'm not worried about it," Rusedski said, obviously upset. "The player always makes it. The coach can help, but it's the player at the end of the day. "I guess that just shows the person's [Pickard's] true colors." Rusedski -- who has a reputation for being stubborn -- disappeared from view last week, a move he said he made to get out of the public eye while he tried to rehabilitate himself. He and fellow Briton Tim Henman both reached the quarterfinals last year and were billed as Britain's great hope to win its first men's singles title since 1936
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Greg Rusedski's coach, so upset that Rusedski played on the injured ankle, resigned Wednesday 