L'organisation de l'US Open a enregistré un nouveau forfait pour l'édition 2017. Après Novak Djokovic, le tenant du titre Stan Wawrinka et Kei Nishikori, c'est désormais au tour de Milos Raonic de renoncer au quatrième et dernier tournoi du Grand Chelem de l'année. Touché au poignet gauche, le Canadien, qui a annoncé la nouvelle sur son compte Instagram, avait déjà renoncé au Masters 1000 de Cincinnati la semaine dernière. Battu dès son entrée en lice à Montréal par Adrian Mannarino, le 11e joueur mondial n'a plus remporté un match depuis le tournoi de Washington.
To all my friends and fans, I’m writing to provide you with an update on my injury. As you know, I’ve been dealing with a painful condition in my left wrist, which has been bothering me for many weeks now and recently forced me to withdraw from the Cincinnati Masters. I have tried everything in my power to rehabilitate this injury in time for the US Open in order to play an event that is so truly special to me. However, the pain is too great and, in consultation with my doctors, I am left with no option but to withdraw from the event. Today, I underwent a procedure to remove portions of the bone that have been causing the discomfort and preventing me from being able to play the way I normally can. I have too much respect for the US Open and my fellow competitors to take a spot in the draw when I know I cannot give full effort due to this injury. I am crushed to miss this event and a chance to play in front of the fantastic New York crowd, but I truly had no other options. I am already back in the gym starting my rehabilitation, and hope to be recovered and back on the court in a matter of a few weeks. I look forward to rejoining the tour healthier and stronger and finishing the 2017 year in proper form. Thank you for all the support. I’ll keep you updated in the days to come, and look forward to seeing you all at a match soon. Yours, Milos Raonic #TeamMilos
Une publication partagée par Milos Raonic (@mraonic) le 23 Août 2017 à 19h17 PDT
