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Calf injury forces Jack Sock to retire from U.S. Open match

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Jack Sock returns a shot against Pablo Andujar during the first round of the U.S. Open tournament Tuesday in New York. Sock, a former Kansas high school champion, couldn’t finish the match.
Jack Sock returns a shot against Pablo Andujar during the first round of the U.S. Open tournament Tuesday in New York. Sock, a former Kansas high school champion, couldn’t finish the match. Elise Amendola Associated Press
NEW YORK

Jack Sock, a four-time Kansas high school champion, retired from his first-round U.S. Open match because of a right calf injury.

Sock was trailing 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to Pablo Andujar of Spain when he decided he couldn’t continue Tuesday. He said he strained the calf on a slide in the second set.

Sock hopes he can recover in time for doubles. He and Canada’s Vasek Pospisil won Wimbledon in their first tournament together, upsetting the 15-time Grand Slam champion Bryan brothers in the final. The 21-year-old Sock had reached the third round at the past two U.S. Opens. He came in with a career-best ranking of No. 55.

This story was originally published August 26, 2014 at 4:52 PM with the headline "Calf injury forces Jack Sock to retire from U.S. Open match."

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