Roger Federer has withdrawn from this week's Madrid Open tournament because of a back injury.
Federer, 34, said he had sustained the problem during practice on Saturday and had pulled out as a precaution.
The world number three hopes to play in the Masters event in Rome from 9th -15th Ma
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