Richard Gasquet withdraws from Australian Open citing knee injury

Richard Gasquet has withdrawn from  upcoming Australian Open, first grand slam of tennis calendar due to a knee injury. anuncement was me by tournament organizers on Saturday.

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Gasquet anunces withdrawal

French player believed that he would be able to recover in time for tournament but has t been able to do so. 33-year old has been battling knee injury for a while.

Australian Open will begin on January 20 and will go on till February 2. 

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Gasquet is  third withdrawal in men's category after Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro anunced that y will t be competing as well. Del Potro is also suffering from a knee injury and his withdrawal was anunced on Saturday. Murray, on or hand, h stated in December that he has suffered a setback in recovery process from a hip injury. In a statement, he said, "Unfortunately, I’ve h a setback recently and, as a precaution, need to work through that before I get back on court, competing."

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In women's category, Cana's Bianca Andreescu anunced that she will be withdrawing since she is also suffering a knee injury. In a tweet on Saturday, 19-year old said, "It was a very tough decision to make as I love to play in Melbourne but I have to respect recuperation plan for my knee and body. My rehab is going well, I feel better and stronger every day but after discussing it with my team and following recommendation of doctors, Australian Open is unfortunately too soon in my rehab process."

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