Australia's Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the French Open after failing to shake off a persistent elbow injury that has troubled him in the past few weeks, the 23-year-old announced on Sunday.
"Unfortunately I have to withdraw from this year's French Open," the world number 23 wrote in a message on Twitter.
"Having consulted with my team and medical experts it is deemed too risky for me to step out and potentially play five sets on clay especially as I have not played a singles match in nearly two months.
"I've worked hard to be ready and desperately wanted to play Roland Garros, which is very special to me but I literally ran out of time."
Kyrgios was scheduled to take on compatriot Bernard Tomic in the opening round on Monday.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge) ((Shrivathsa.Sridhar@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: shrivathsa.sridhar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
