Federer pulls out of home tournament

ROGER FEDERER has pulled out of his home event in Basle with a left thigh injury.

The top-ranked player in the world pulled out of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament after tearing a muscle in his left thigh, two hours before his scheduled first-round match against Luis Horna of Peru.

“Roger has a torn muscle in his upper left thigh,” said tournament director Felix Marti.