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LONDON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Andy Roddick's knee injury has forced him out of next week's ATP World Tour finals and he will be replaced by Robin Soderling.
Roddick, the runner-up in this year's Wimbledon, had qualified for the eight-man tournament in London. But he hasn't played since hurting a knee in Shanghai in October. It would have been his seventh straight year in the tournament.
"I am really disappointed to miss the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals," Roddick said. "I love playing in London and I've heard so many good things about the venue. However, I have not fully recovered from my knee injury and I won't be able to compete. One of my goals in 2010 will be to qualify for this event again."
Soderling, who finished second to Roger Federer in the French Open, is 35-9 on tour since mid-May.
The rest of the field includes Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin del Potro, Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Verdasco. The draw for the round-robin event will be held Wednesday and play gets started Sunday at the O2 Arena.
Djokovic won last year's event in Shanghai.
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