Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from his Olympic singles first spherical conflict with German Jan-Lennard Struff, opting to concentrate on doubles as he manages his hip harm.
The Australian No.1 suffered the harm at Wimbledon, tearing his hip cartilage within the dying moments of his round-of-16 win over Arthur Fils
He pulled out of his quarter-final in opposition to Novak Djokovic, with the harm showing to threaten his dream Olympic debut after he flagged a 3 to 6 week restoration.
However the world No.6 made it to Paris, determined to play having been heartbreakingly pressured out of the Tokyo Video games on the final minute in 2021 after contracting COVID-19.
De Minaur admitted he was nonetheless rehabbing the harm however hoped to put on the inexperienced and gold on the clay within the France capital, having reached the quarter-finals on the French Open.
Nonetheless, the AOC introduced early on Sunday morning (native time) he had withdrawn from his singles match scheduled for later within the day.
“He has tried to do the whole lot doable to get himself able to play singles on the Olympics,” an AOC spokesperson mentioned.
“He’ll prioritise males’s doubles alongside his childhood pal Alexei Popyrin.”
De Minaur and Popyrin face American fourth seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of their first match.
The Olympic tennis occasion is being performed at Roland Garros till August 4.
