PARIS, May 30 (UPI) -- American Andy Roddick retired Tuesday in his first-round match with Spaniard Alberto Martin at the 2006 French Open.
Roddick, who entered the tournament with a sore left ankle, was forced to quit in the third set against Martin.
Martin took the first two sets against Roddick and was leading in the third when the American star called for the trainer. Roddick decided that he was unable to continue and Martin advanced, 6-4, 7-5, 1-0.
Martin has never advanced beyond the second round in Paris.
Roddick, 23, injured the ankle last week playing at the ATP World Team Championships in Dusseldorf and was considered questionable before this week began.
Also, ninth-seeded Chilean Fernando Gonzalez beat former world No. 1 Marat Safin 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Fourth-seeded Croatian star Ivan Ljubicic, former top-ranked star Lleyton Hewitt and Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus avoided upsets on Day 3.
