TORONTO: Andy Roddick`s season hit another low on Tuesday as the 2003 champion withdrew with illness from the Toronto Masters.

The one-time number one, now ranked 11th, foreshadowed the news a week ago as he lost in the third round in Washington, saying he was feeling unwell.

His summer started poorly with an early Wimbledon loss and a semi-final defeat in Atlanta at the hands of childhood friend Mardy Fish.

No further news of Roddick`s condition has since emerged, with his pullout rating a terse one-line sentence in a tournament release.

The American will be replaced in the draw by qualifying round lucky loser Paul-Henri Mathieu, who will play in the second round on Wednesday against Taiwan`s Lu Yen-Hsun, who knocked Roddick out in the Wimbledon fourth round.

Chile`s Fernando Gonzalez, who has not played since the French Open due to a left calf injury, also pulled out, his place taken by Somdev Devvarman of India.

BDST: 1353HRS, August 11, 2010