23/04/2012 17:47 CEST - Tennis Flash
Berdych retires from the ATP 500 in Barcelona
23.04.2012
Tomas Berdych reached the semifinals in last week's Master 1000 in Monte-Carlo and he will not take part in the ATP 500 in Barcelona. He would have been the fourth seed and made his last appearance at the event 3 years ago. In 2009 he lost to Verdasco in the third round.
The reason for the Czech's retirement was intestinal problems.
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