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Berdych in hospital bed as US Open begins

The world No. 8 is recovering from appendicitis.

Published Aug 29, 2016

It's Day 1 of the US Open and Tomas Berdych is lying in a hospital bed, recovering from appendicitis. The world No. 8 was forced to withdraw from the final Slam of the year due to the ailment.

The 30-year-old was diagnosed in Cincinnati and went back to Europe to recover. His best result in New York was a seminal showing in 2012. It's the first time the Czech is missing from the draw since 2002.

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Fellow Top 10 star Rafael Nadal feels Berdych's pain. Two years ago, the Spaniard underwent an appendectomy in the fall during a season plagued by injuries. He made a successful and full recovery, and it appears Berdych is on his way back, too.