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 | Soderling gave up part of the US Open31-08-2011 |
World No. 6 tennis Robin Soderling dropped out of the last year for the Grand Slam US Open minutes before the first match of the tournament against Luke Sorensen, due to illness. Tournament organizers confirmed the news and said Soderling in place of the master plan will be occupied by Rogerio Dutra da Silva, who enters the tournament as a "lucky loser". However, it is unclear exactly what disease Swede, who was plagued by wrist injury in recent weeks. In last year's U.S. Open Soderling reached four wins and reached the quarterfinals, where it was eliminated by Roger Federer in three sets. This means that it will lose 360 points for world rankings and could lose his sixth position in it after the US Open.