British No. 2 Cameron Norrie has missed the U.S. Open with a forearm damage.
Norrie has not competed since dropping to Rafael Nadal on the Swedish Open final month.
“I have been working exhausting to get my physique again in form and sadly my forearm damage hasn’t healed as shortly as I’d have favored,” he stated on Instagram.
“Consequently, I will not be capable to play on this 12 months’s U.S. Open. I’ll take a break and recharge. I can not wait to get again into competitors like a canine.”
The 28-year-old has endured a troubled season with accidents maintaining him out of many video games. On the Australian Open in January, he overcame a ache barrier whereas battling wrist issues to be overwhelmed within the fourth spherical by Alexander Zverev.
Because of poor kind, Norrie’s rating has slipped to forty sixth, and he was lately compelled to surrender hopes of collaborating within the Paris Olympics and withdraw from the primary spherical match with Talon Grixpur.
The previous Wimbledon semi-finalist pulled out of the Canadian Open and this week’s Cincinnati Open and can now miss the ultimate Grand Slam match of the 12 months in New York on account of an additional damage.
He was changed in the principle draw by Francisco Comesana of Argentina.
on the identical time, Markita Vondrousova As Croatian participant Petra Martic entered the principle draw, he was additionally compelled to withdraw.
The Czech withdrew from the Olympics on account of a hand damage and stated her focus was on preparing for the U.S. Open.
Vondrousova gained her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon final 12 months and was runner-up on the 2019 French Open. She additionally gained a silver medal on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
She has not performed since a shock first-round loss on the All England Membership in July, making her the primary since 1994 to lose her first match a 12 months after successful Wimbledon. feminine.
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