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Letter: Roddick tougher than writers think

Wednesday, March 8, 2006 | 9:41 a.m.

I have just read your recent comments regarding Andy Roddick's decision to withdraw from the Tennis Channel Open ("Excuse the Interjection," March 3) where your sports writers attempt to create a pattern based upon Roddick's withdrawal from the year-end championships.

You must not follow tennis closely if you are attempting to castigate Roddick's decision to withdraw from Shanghai. Roddick injured his back playing in the Paris Masters right before Shanghai.

Even though this injury occurred in an early round, Roddick fought his way to the semifinals where he lost to Ivan Ljubicic.

I hope that, based upon his treatment by the Las Vegas media, Roddick chooses not to play the Tennis Channel Open any time in the near future.

Steven Conder,

Fort Worth, Texas

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