Injury Puts Agassi Out Of French Open

If Andre Agassi hopes to put his tennis game back on course, it won’t be at the French Open.

Agassi, a two-time French Open finalist who has played sparingly this year, withdrew from the clay-court major because of an injured right wrist. It is the same injury that forced him from the German Open two weeks ago.

The French Open, the only Grand Slam tournament Agassi has never won, begins Monday in Paris. He will be replaced in the draw by Jerome Golmard of France.

Agassi’s withdrawal heightens speculation about his future in the sport. Married last month to actress Brooke Shields, the 27-year-old tennis star has shown little commitment to a full-time schedule.

In Strasbourg, France, Steffi Graf, honing her game for next week’s French Open, rebounded from the worst loss of her career with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Canada’s Patricia Hy-Boulais at the Strasbourg Open.

Amanda Coetzer of South Africa beat Graf 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals at the German Open last week.

Croatia was tied 1-1 with the Czech Republic and Spain took a 2-0 lead over Sweden at the rain-delayed World Team Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany.

Australia defeated the United States 2-1 when Olympic champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde rallied past Alex O’Brien and Jonathan Stark 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in a doubles match held over from Monday.