LONDON: Former Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash on Friday delivered another blow to the organizers of next week’s London Grand Prix Tennis Tournament when he became the third top player in two days to pull out

The Australian, who would have been top seed after the withdrawal of Swede Kent Carlson on Thursday, said injury would stop him playing in the 256,000 dollar event.

Frenchman Yannick Noah, ranked 11th in the world, also withdrew on Thursday.

The changes leave Frenchman Henri Leconte, the world number 10, as the top speed. “We need him— we are going 1o wrap him in cotton wool.” organizer Nicholas Hill said,

Article extracted from this publication >> November 11, 1988