Grigor Dimitrov has been pressured to delay his comeback because the world No. 11 is withdrawing from the ATP 500 match in Rotterdam because of his ongoing damage.
In his first match of the yr, the Bulgarian made a promising begin and reached the Brisbane Worldwide semifinal.
However then, he sustained a groin damage in opposition to Jiri Lehecka and retired late within the second set of their match.
9 days later, Dimitrov took to the courtroom at Melbourne Park however needed to take a medical timeout early in his Australian Open first-round match.
And with Francesco Passaro 7-5 2-1 up, the 33-year-old went to the online and shook the Italian’s hand.
Dimitrov has had a number of deep runs in Rotterdam
After retiring injured on the Australian Open, the previous world No. 3 was definitely hoping to at the very least have the ability to play in Rotterdam.
However he will not be able to return to motion subsequent week and will not make his eleventh look on the match this yr.
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Prior to now, Dimitrov completed as runner-up to Roger Federer within the 2018 Rotterdam last and he was additionally a semifinalist on three different events.
In the meantime, it was yet one more powerful blow for the match organizers as reigning Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner additionally pulled out of the occasion as a result of he wanted time to relaxation.
“After consulting with my team we had to take the difficult decision to withdraw from the ABN AMRO Open. My body needs time to rest after the long run in Australia,” the world No. 1 mentioned in an announcement.
“I have great memories from winning the title in front of amazing crowds at Rotterdam Ahoy last year and hope to be back there soon. I wish [tournament director] Richard [Krajicek] and the whole team a great event.”
It stays to be seen if Dimitrov can be pressured to overlook some other tournaments due to the groin problem.
