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Benneteau set to miss French Open with fractured elbow

ESPN staff
April 20, 2012
Andy Murray was given an easy route into the quarter-finals after an injury to Julien Benneteau © Getty Images
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Julien Benneteau, who was forced to retire from his Monte Carlo Masters match against Andy Murray, fears he will miss the French Open.

Benneteau was proving a tricky opponent for Murray when he turned his ankle, falling awkwardly on his arm and fracturing his right elbow in the process.

He attempted to play on after treatment, but was forced to retire, giving Murray a free passage into the quarter-finals. The Frenchman now faces a race against time to be fit for his home grand slam, which starts in just over five weeks' time.

"I have fractured my right elbow and sprained my ankle," Benneteau said. "The worst thing is the fracture, which means at least three weeks of immobility. I will then have to get the feeling back in my elbow."

However, Benneteau, a regular for Guy Forget's French Davis Cup team, retains hope that he will be fully recovered in time for the London 2012 Olympics.

"A lot of things crashed with me when I fell," Benneteau said. "I think it's finished for Roland Garros. The first thing I thought about when I fell down was the Games. But I will start working on my ankle on Monday. I'll do all I can [to be ready]."

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