Injured Ferrer pulls out of Davis Cup tie

World number five David Ferrer has pulled out of Spain's Davis Cup world group tie against Peru because of injury, the Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) said yesterday. "He's got a severe strain in the area between the calf and the Achilles' tendon in...

World number five David Ferrer has pulled out of Spain's Davis Cup world group tie against Peru because of injury, the Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) said yesterday.

"He's got a severe strain in the area between the calf and the Achilles' tendon in his left leg," federation doctor Angel Ruiz-Cotorro said.

"He needs to rest for five or six days and take anti-inflammatories before a new evaluation so he has been ruled out of the trip to Peru."

Davis Cup captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario called up world number 37 Feliciano Lopez to take Ferrer's place for the first-round tie which will be played in Lima from Feb. 8-10.

Tommy Robredo, Fernando Verdasco and Nicolas Almagro make up the rest of the team.

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