Karen Khachanov has been compelled to withdraw from Wimbledon on account of a stress fracture in his again, suffered on the French Open.
The world No.11 reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, the place he took a set off Serbian Novak Djokovic earlier than dropping to the eventual champion.
The 27-year-old Russian was one of many in-form gamers at grand slams prior to now 12 months, having additionally reached the semi-finals of the US Open final yr and the Australian Open in January.
“Due to an unfortunate injury I picked up at the French Open (stress fracture and a partial fracture in sacrum S1 bone), I will not be able to participate at Wimbledon for the second year in a row,” Khachanov stated on Instagram.
“The decision to withdraw was not an easy one and I was hopping till the end during these few weeks that I would be able to recover, however my medical team ensured me that in my case it wasn’t possible.”
Khachanov was unable to play at Wimbledon final yr as a result of ban on Russian and Belarusian gamers. The ban was lifted for this yr’s Championships with gamers from each nations allowed to compete as ‘neutrals’.
The Championships start on July 3.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
