PARIS (Reuters) -Australia’s Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from the men’s singles at the Paris Olympics as he continues to recover from a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign, the world number six said on Sunday. De Minaur pulled out of his Wimbledon quarter-final against Novak Djokovic this month after sustaining a cartilage […]
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PARIS (Reuters) -Australia’s Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from the men’s singles at the Paris Olympics as he continues to recover from a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign, the world number six said on Sunday.
De Minaur pulled out of his Wimbledon quarter-final against Novak Djokovic this month after sustaining a cartilage tear in his hip in the fourth round.
“Tried my best to be ready for the singles but body needs a bit more time,” he said on Instagram.
The 25-year-old, who was set to play Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff on Sunday, will be replaced by Portugal’s 81st-ranked Francisco Cabral.
De Minaur will take part in the doubles alongside Alexei Popyrin. They will meet fourth-seeded U.S. pair Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
British double Olympic champion Andy Murray also pulled out of the singles tournament to focus on singles in his last-ever tournament.
Spain’s Rafael Nadal, the 22-times Grand Slam champion, was confirmed in the singles draw on Sunday.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Peter Rutherford and Ed Osmond)