Joao Fonseca to miss US Open as Brazilian pulls out with abdominal injury

[p]The 26th-ranked ‌player was among the hot tickets in Flushing Meadows after his ‌sensational run to the ⁠French Open ‌quarter-finals this year, where he beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]​Novak Djokovic[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruud-casper/zN9UpRqp/"]Casper Ruud[/a].[/p][p]"[b]After undergoing tests and starting ​treatment for my abdomen, it became clear to me and ⁠my team ​that I need more time to fully recover so I can compete at a high level,[/b]" ‌said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fonseca-joao/tv073LUc/"]Fonseca[/a].[/p][p]"[b]It was not an easy decision to make, as it is a very special tournament for me. We'll keep working hard so I can come back as soon as possible.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="c575694a-2c0e-4702-8fb4-cea9fe40780c" url="https://x.com/TheTennisLetter/status/2091980489880154273?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]World number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] ‌and Briton [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/draper-jack/SWxNhpmK/"]Jack Draper[/a] withdrew ​from the tournament last week ‌due to injury. Former world number four [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rune-holger/2kRS8swG/"]Holger Rune[/a] will also miss the event.[/p][p]The men's singles main draw begins on ⁠Sunday.[/p]