Kei Nishikori is pulling out of the Australian Open because his right wrist is not fully recovered enough from a torn tendon to withstand the rigour of best-of-five-set matches at a Grand Slam tournament. The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the new season, begins Jan. 15. “The Aussie Open is my favourite Slam,” Nishikori said, via his agent. He will test his elbow at two exhibition events in Australia next week before figuring out whether to go to the Australian Open. Nadal won the French Open and U.S. Open in 2017 to raise his major count to 16.

Source: National Post January 03, 2018 22:36 UTC