Injury idles LV’s Agassi

Wednesday, June 9, 1999 | 9:48 a.m.

Las Vegas' Andre Agassi has an injured thigh that forced him to withdrew on Tuesday from a Wimbledon tuneup in Germany two days after winning the French Open.

Agassi plans to return to the United States for treatment and intends to play Wimbledon, which starts June 28.

He consulted the tournament doctor at the Gerry Weber Open before dropping out because of a pulled muscle in his right thigh.

"It's a great disappointment for me," Agassi said. "I thought two days of rest would be enough."

"I'd already felt it after the third round in Paris," he added. "(Tuesday) morning I thought it was only a sore muscle but unfortunately it is not. I don't want to take any risks."

Agassi won Wimbledon in 1992, his first Grand Slam title. He added the U.S. Open in 1994, the Australian Open in 1995 and this past French Open, giving him a career Grand Slam.

Agassi was the major attraction of the Halle tournament, with tickets sales rising sharply after his French Open victory.

The tournament tries to recreate Wimbledon conditions. But the center court has a retractable roof and it was much in use Tuesday as intermittent rain hit the grass-court event.