Norway’s Casper Ruud has pulled out of Wimbledon as he’s nonetheless struggling to get better from a knee harm, his administration informed native media on Saturday.
The world No. 16 and two-time French Open finalist suffered a shock second-round exit on the claycourt main final month, shedding to unseeded Nuno Borges of Portugal.
Afterwards he mentioned he had been fighting a knee harm for a while and he has not been in motion on the lads’s tour since, withdrawing from the grasscourt occasion in Mallorca.
“He is again on the court docket, and issues are going effectively, however it appears like taking part in best-of-five units is sadly a bit too quickly. Gstaad will likely be subsequent for Casper now,” supervisor Tina Falster informed NTB.
Ruud’s finest exhibiting at Wimbledon is three second-round appearances.
Wimbledon begins on June 30, whereas the Swiss Open in Gstaad begins on July 14. REUTERS
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