Philippoussis forced to quit

AUSTRALIAN Mark Philippoussis was forced to retire from his first round US Open match at Flushing Meadows, New York yesterday with a knee injury.

Philippoussis was leading his match with 24th seed 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 3-6 3-5 when he went up for an overhead but mis-timed his jump and fell badly clutching his left knee.

After lengthy treatment on the court, it was felt that to retire would be his best option. It was the same knee that he has had surgery on three times.