MMMM 2006 : 2006


France's Monfils rolls ankle in Madrid

Free-spirit Frenchman Gael Monfils paid the price for a bit of clowning around as he injured his right ankle after landing badly in a pointless post-point leap Tuesday at the Madrid Masters

The 20-year-old Monfils, ranked 34th, was taken off in a
wheelchair as Domink Harbaty advanced into the second round 3-6, 2-2.

Monfils, built like a basketball player, crashed in pain as a pair of high, skipping leaps across the back of the court towards the sidelines ended badly. After rolling his ankle, Monfils managed to limp back to the bench, where trainer Bill Norris took one look at the problem and called for a wheelchair.

The match had begin under a bad sign, with a leak in the roof over the court delaying the start of first round play at the Center Court.

Hrbaty won in 52 minutes, with Monfils dominating on serve with nine aces.

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