Griekspoor withdraws from Cincinnati, no all-Dutch clash with Van de Zandschulp

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/griekspoor-tallon/f3zfMU5i/"]Griekspoor[/a] was set to face compatriot [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-de-zandschulp-botic/YwiLpILD/"]Botic van de Zandschulp[/a] in the first round of the Masters 1000 tournament. The two Dutchmen played their best tournaments in Toronto last week, where they both made the fourth round.[/p][p]Griekspoor, who's now ranked 56th, was forced to withdraw with an injury he picked up in training on Thursday, he told Ziggo Sport.[/p][p][b]"An abdominal muscle played up during yesterday's training. I stopped very quickly from the moment I felt it, and I knew it was wrong. I got a lot of treatments last night and this morning, but it's far from smart or possible to step onto the court," [/b]said Griekspoor, who couldn't tell if it was a strain or a tear yet.[/p][embed guid="643f2dcc-cec5-423b-ab63-745b6cb57c0c" url="https://x.com/ZiggoSport/status/2088306605385265566?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I tore that same abdominal muscle last year during the French Open. I don't think it's as bad as it was back then; it feels relatively better. Hopefully, I have enough time to be fit for New York."[/b][/p][p]Griekspoor's plan is now to return home and recover before heading to New York early for the US Open, which starts on Sunday, August 23rd.[/p][p]Botic van de Zandschulp will now play 'lucky loser' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shevchenko-alexander/jTIB3FIA/"]Alexander Shevchenko[/a] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/shevchenko-a-jTIB3FIA/van-de-zandschulp-b-YwiLpILD/?mid=WdLDKncR"]Friday's first-round matchup[/a].[/p][image alt="Van de Zandschulp will now face Shevchenko" id="d2c2efad-2359-4901-b67b-aa212f83905b" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="b17e8941-d08e-44cb-9588-814b44865b45" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]