Injured Kevin eyes Queen’s

– Injury-plagued Kevin Anderson (above) is hoping the hamstring strain which forced him to quit the French Open is just a “hiccup” which won’t impact his Wimbledon build-up.

The 31-year-old South African trailed 6-3, 3-0 to seventh seed Marin Cilic in his Roland Garros fourth-round match on Monday when he retired.

The hamstring injury is the latest in a worrying line of physical setbacks which have stalled his career.

Anderson was a top-10 player in 2015 before a shoulder injury and ankle surgery saw his ranking slump to 80 in the world.

“It’s a little hiccup in the road right now. Hopefully I can get back at it as soon as I can,” said Anderson.

The Johannesburg-born player was bidding to reach the last eight in Paris for the first time and had been enouraged by a solid clay court run-up.

He was a semifinalist in Estoril, made the quarterfinals in Geneva and third round in Barcelona where it took Rafael Nadal to stop him.

Now he turns his attention to the grasscourt season and Wimbledon next month.

That campaign is due to start in qualifying for Queen’s in London in two weeks’ time.

“I’m actually just in the process now of speaking with doctors, getting some scan results back just to get an assessment of what is going on,” he explained.

“It’s going to be a quick turnaround. So fingers crossed I’ll be ready. Again, it might be a tough decision.” – AFP