Brazil -- Three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten will not play in next week's ATP event in Barcelona because of a muscle injury.
Kuerten, on his farewell tour, received a wild card to play in what would have been his penultimate event before ending his 14-year career at Roland Garros next month.
The popular Brazilian with the nickname "Guga" will be sidelined for about a week after injuring his left leg in the Monte Carlo Masters, where he lost in the first round on Monday.
"It's a shame, it would be very special to play in the Barcelona tournament," Kuerten said Wednesday in a statement.
Kuerten's best finishes in Barcelona were the quarter-finals in 2003 and '04. A former No. 1, Kuerten announced his retirement plans earlier this year because of a chronic hip injury that required surgery in 2002 and '04.
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