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Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland withdrew Tuesday from the upcoming French Open.
His team told Reuters that Wawrinka, 36, has not sufficiently recovered from an operation on his left foot in March.
âAs much as we had hoped heâd be ready to play in Paris, he wasnât able to come back to full fitness in time,â read a statement emailed to the wire service.
Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014, the French Open in 2015 and the U.S. Open in 2016. He is a 16-time winner on the ATP Tour.
Action in Roland Garros gets underway May 30. Rafael Nadal of Spain is the defending menâs champion and a 13-time winner of the French Open.
Stan Wawrinka undergoes surgery on his left foot 2lt.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 2lt.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The two-time Wimbledon and Olympic champion, who is on the comeback trail after hip surgery two years ago, won the Miami Open in 2009 and 2013 and reached the final of the event in 2012 and 2015.
MIAMI: Three-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Andy Murray is among five players handed a wildcard into the main draw of next week’s Miami Open, tournament officials said on Monday.
Murray, who skipped this week’s Dubai Tennis Championships after becoming a father for the fourth time with wife Kim Sears, returns to the Miami Open field for the first time since 2016.
The two-time Wimbledon and Olympic champion, who is on the comeback trail after hip surgery two years ago, won the Miami Open in 2009 and 2013 and reached the final of the event in 2012 and 2015.
Andy Murray handed Miami Open wild card parisguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from parisguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.