Agassi, Nalbandian Injuries Clinch Masters Cup Berths for Coria, Safin, Henman

Andre Agassi and David Nalbandian withdrew from the Masters Series-Paris on Monday morning, taking themselves out of the running for berths at the year-ending Masters Cup in Houston.

The withdrawals mean that Guillermo Coria, Marat Safin and Tim Henman clinch the final three positions to complete the eight-man field, joining Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Gaston Gaudio and Carlos Moya.

Agassi withdrew from the MS-Paris citing a recurring hip injury, while Nalbandian did not immediately specify an injury, saying he would be examined by the tournament doctor.

Nalbandian complained of a problem with his leg after losing in the Basel final to Jiri Novak over the weekend, while Agassi lost to Thomas Johansson in the Stockholm final on Sunday.

With the injury to Agassi the Masters Cup loses last year's finalist, with the American receiving a straight-set beating, including a bagel set, from Federer.