Agassi withdraws from European events

Andre Agassi has announced his withdrawal from next month’s Stockholm Open, and two other European tournaments, because he wants to spend more time with his family

As well as the Stockholm event, the American has also decided against playing in the Masters Series tournaments in Madrid, which starts on October 13, and Paris a week later.

Speaking on the official Stockholm Open website, www.stockholmopen.se, Agassi said: “I’m sorry that I will not be participating in the Stockholm tournament but hopefully I will return in the future.”

The tournaments director Per Hjertquist added: “Obviously we are very disappointed. However, neither we nor anybody else are in a position to criticise Agassi for taking time off to be with his family.”