Coria out of Olympics

World number three Guillermo Coria of Argentina will skip the Athens Olympics because of a right shoulder injury his trainer, Cristian Elseser announced on Wednesday. The French Open finalist has tendonitis, and tests indicated he won't recover in time fo

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"We are going to do further tests, but it's already ruled out: He will not be going to Athens," Elseser said.

Argentina hasn't won an Olympic gold medal in 52 years and Coria had long said winning a medal in Athens was a dream of his.

He pulled out of this week's Cincinnati Masters.

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Olympic guidelines stipulate that 40th-ranked Mariano Zabaleta could replace Coria in the Argentine Olympic team. David Nalbandian, Gaston Gaudio and Juan Ignacio Chela are schedule to play.

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