Robin Soderling withdraws from Open

[truebluefan]

Sixth-seeded Robin Soderling withdrew from the U.S. Open because of illness.

The Swede was scheduled to face 618th-ranked qualifier Louk Sorensen in the first round Wednesday. "Lucky loser" Rogerio Dutra da Silva of Brazil took his spot.

His agent said in a statement that Soderling started feeling "really bad" Tuesday night with stomach pain and a headache. A doctor recommended he not play.

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