Ruud pulls out of Wimbledon with knee injury

Norway’s Casper Ruud has pulled out of Wimbledon as he’s nonetheless struggling to recuperate from a knee damage, his administration advised native media on Saturday.

The world No. 16 and two-time French Open finalist suffered a stunning second-round exit on the clay-court main final month, dropping to unseeded Nuno Borges of Portugal.

Afterward he stated he had been fighting a knee damage for a while and he has not been in motion on the lads’s tour since, withdrawing from the grass-court occasion in Mallorca.

“He is again on the courtroom, and issues are going effectively, nevertheless it appears like taking part in best-of-five units is sadly a bit too quickly. Gstaad might be subsequent for Casper now,” supervisor Tina Falster advised NTB.

Ruud’s greatest exhibiting at Wimbledon is three second-round appearances.

Wimbledon begins on June 30, whereas the Swiss Open in Gstaad begins on July 14.