Abdominal injury rules out Australia’s top-ranked manWorld No 21 treated daily since ATP CupWorld No 21 Alex de Minaur was forced to pull out of the
Australian Open on Thursday with an abdominal injury, robbing the men’s singles draw of one of its strongest local challengers. The Australian No 1 aggravated the abdominal strain during the ATP Cup and was also forced to pull out of this week’s Adelaide International.
The 20-year-old, who reached the third round at Melbourne Park and won three ATP Tour titles last year, conceded that despite intensive treatment, he was not fit enough to compete at his home Grand Slam. “Even getting out of bed hurts,” he told reporters at Melbourne Park. “Even though it killed me, it’s the right decision.”