British No. 2 Cameron Norrie has missed the U.S. Open with a forearm harm.
Norrie has not competed since dropping to Rafael Nadal on the Swedish Open final month.
“I have been working arduous to get my physique again in form and sadly my forearm harm hasn’t healed as shortly as I might have preferred,” he mentioned on Instagram.
“Because of this, I will not be capable of play on this 12 months’s U.S. Open. I will take a break and recharge. I am unable to wait to get again into competitors like a canine.”
The 28-year-old has endured a troubled season with accidents holding 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 taking part within the Paris Olympics and withdraw from the primary spherical match with Talon Grixpur.
The previous Wimbledon semi-finalist withdrew from 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 as a consequence of an additional harm.
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 as a consequence of a hand harm and mentioned her focus was on preparing for the U.S. Open.
Vondrousova received her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon final 12 months and was runner-up on the 2019 French Open. She additionally received a silver medal on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
She has not performed since a shock first-round defeat on the All England Membership in July, making her the primary since 1994 to lose her first match a 12 months after profitable Wimbledon. feminine.
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