Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur has been ruled out of the upcoming Australian Open after failing to overcome an abdominal injury.
The world No.21 will miss his home tournament, leaving Nick Kyrgios as Australia's big hope in the men's draw.
Unfortunately Australian No.1 @alexdeminaur has withdrawn from #AusOpen 2020 with an abdominal injury. pic.twitter.com/R6p8TGbkOc
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 16, 2020
BREAKING: Alex de Minaur withdraws from the Australian Open. Couldn’t overcome an abdominal injury. We’ll hear from him at 2:30pm @9NewsMelb @9NewsAUS
— Alicia Muling (@AliciaMuling9) January 16, 2020
The 20-year old was a star in the recent ATP Cup alongside Kyrgios as they made the semi finals of the tournament.
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He missed this week's Adelaide International due to the injury.
There is no timeline on his return to tennis yet.
More to come...
