British No 2 Cameron Norrie has been dominated out of the US Open with a forearm damage.
Norrie has not performed since his defeat to Rafael Nadal on the Swedish Open final month.
“I have been working hard to get my body to full health – unfortunately my forearm injury is not recovering as soon as I would have hoped,” he stated on Instagram.
“Therefore I will not be able to compete in this year’s US Open. I’ll take some rest and recharge. Can’t wait to get back to competing like a dog.”
The 28-year-old has endured a troubled marketing campaign, with accidents denying him the possibility from taking part in at quite a lot of tournaments. He performed by means of the ache barrier whereas battling a separate wrist drawback on the Australian Open in January, the place he was crushed by Alexander Zverev within the fourth spherical.
Norrie, whose rating has slid all the way down to 46 amid a poor run of kind, was just lately compelled to surrender his hopes of competing on the Paris Olympics, withdrawing from his first-round match towards Tallon Griekspoor.
The previous Wimbledon semi-finalist pulled out of the Canadian Open and this week’s Cincinnati Open and now he’ll miss the ultimate Grand Slam of the yr in New York following an extra damage setback.
He has been changed in the principle draw by Francisco Comesana of Argentina.
In the meantime, Marketa Vondrousova has additionally been compelled to withdraw with Croatian Petra Martic shifting into the principle draw.
The Czech withdrew from the Olympics because of a hand damage, saying her focus was on being prepared for the US Open.
Vondrousova gained her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon final yr and was the runner-up on the 2019 French Open. She additionally gained a silver medal on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
She hasn’t performed since a shock first-round loss on the All England Membership in July, making her the primary girl since 1994 to lose her opening match at Wimbledon a yr after successful the title.
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