Robredo retires at Swedish Open

A left thigh injury forced fifth-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain to retire in his first-round match Monday against Filippo Volandri in the Swedish Open. The Italian won the first set 7-5 and the score was level at 5-5 in the second when the two-time Swedish Open champion called it quits. Volandri will face Mikhail Kukushkin or Andreas Haider-Maurer in the second round. Top-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden plays his first match at the clay-court tournament in Bastad on Wednesday.