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Fernando Gonzalez has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming Davis Cup match against Croatia due to a sciatic nerve injury that is causing him "great pain.".

Gonzalez, who is the best ranked Chilean player, had not played a match since he beat Jose Acasuso, 6-1, 6-3, to win the Viña del Mar title in Chile earlier this month. He has posted a 7-1 record this season and owns a 29-12 career Davis Cup record, including an 18-6 mark in singles.

Gonzalez is the only Chilean in the top 75, and his absence puts Chilean hopes of victory in critical conditions against Croatia. Croatia have 3 players among top 30, 19th-ranked Marin Cilic, 29th-ranked Ivo Karlovic and 30th-ranked Mario Ancic.

Nicolas Massu, a gold medalist in singles and doubles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and 94th-ranked Paul Capdeville will likely be the singles starters for captain Hans Gildemeister's Chilean team, which is currently training in Paris.

"Every now and then, players get hurt and have to sit out. We'll have to play with who we've got: Capedeville, Massú, Ormazábal, Hans Podlipnik. We have to keep our hopes up," Chilean Tennis Federation President José Hinzpeter told El Mercurio Online. "(It will be) very, very difficult. It was already difficult with Fernando on the team because we were matched up against one of the best in the world circuit."

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