Wimbledon: Ferrer announced his withdrawal due to injury

Spaniard David Ferrer on Sunday announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon for tennis, the third Grand Slam tournament, which starts on Monday on grass, due to injury in his elbow.

Wrote Ferrer, 33, Seventh seeded in the world in his position on Twitter: "Unfortunately, you will not be able to play at Wimbledon because of injury Kuaa, I will try to treat the injury as soon as possible."

It is the first time that Ferrer miss the son of the city of Valencia for a major tournament since the start of his participation in Melbourne where the Australian in 2003.

It was Ferrer reached the quarter-finals of Roland Garros, the second grand slam, the beginning of June current.

Ferrer came out last year in the second round at Wimbledon, while total 2012 and 2013 quarter-finals.

Ferrer and achieved his best result in a major tournament when it reached the final of Roland Garros in 2013 and lost to countryman Rafael Nadal.

It was Ferrer will meet Nadal in the fourth round in the event of the imposition of the same logic, and his withdrawal seem relatively easy path until the quarter-finals in front of "Rafa" tenth globally and seeking to regain his form on grass in England, where won the trophy twice, in 2008 and 2010 and thus offset the season has been disappointing .

And it will replace Luca Fannie seeded Ferrer place 113 globally, and will begin his British James Ward 110th globally in the first round to face.

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