Austrian
star
Thiem
has
been
out
of
action
since
suffering
a
wrist
injury
at
the
Mallorca
Championships
in
June.
The
28-year-old
missed
Wimbledon
and
was
unable
to
defend
his
title
at
Flushing
Meadows,
but
he
appeared
to
be
on
course
to
make
his
comeback
before
the
end
of
2021
after
revealing
in
October
he
does
not
require
surgery
on
his
wrist.
However,
the
world
number
15
is
now
facing
a
battle
to
be
back
to
full
fitness
for
January’s
Australian
Open
after
withdrawing
from
an
exhibition
event
in
Abu
Dhabi.
“I
was
looking
forward
to
making
my
return
to
competition
at
Abu
Dhabi
but
I
feel
that
I
am
not
yet
ready
to
compete
at
the
highest
level,”
the
17-time
ATP
Tour
champion
posted
via
Twitter
on
Tuesday.
“It’s
disappointing
to
not
take
part
this
year
but
I
need
to
continue
my
preparation
for
the
upcoming
season.”
—
Dominic
Thiem
(@ThiemDomi)
December
14,
2021
Thiem
follows
Casper
Ruud
in
pulling
out
of
the
tournament,
which
begins
on
Thursday
(December
16),
while
Emma
Raducanu
is
out
of
the
women’s
singles
after
testing
positive
for
coronavirus.
Dan
Evans
and
Taylor
Fritz
have
taken
the
places
of
former
world
number
three
Thiem
and
Ruud,
joining
Andrey
Rublev,
Denis
Shapovalov,
Andy
Murray
and
defending
champion
Rafael
Nadal
in
the
draw.
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