Defending US Open champion Stan Wawrinka has withdrawn from his upcoming tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati due to fitness concerns.
The multiple time grand slam champion announced on his Facebook page today that he would not appear in his upcoming tournaments in North America due to injuries that he picked up at Wimbledon in his first round loss to Daniil Medvedev. Wawrinka said the following:
‘After much backwards and forwards consultations with my doctors and my team unfortunately I have decided to skip Canada and Cincinnati to be on the safe side even though I’ve been battling hard to make these events. Hugely disappointing for my fans and myself that I have to make this decision, but I need to be 100 per cent confident before I resume competition till the injury that plagued me at Wimbledon has been resolved. My team and I are doing everything possible to make this a speedy recovery.’
Today’s announcement puts serious doubt in whether the World number four can successfully defend the title that he won last September in New York. Hopefully the injury isn’t too serious and Wawrinka will continue his surge to be at this year’s World Tour Finals in London.
The Coupe Rogers in Montreal will still have the likes of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray competing in it. The tournament starts this Monday.
