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Lorenzo Musetti withdraws from Wimbledon to focus on recovery from thigh injury

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Published 1 month ago

Italian Lorenzo Musetti pulled ⁠out of Wimbledon on Wednesday as he continued ‌to recover from the thigh ‌injury that meant the ‌former world number five ‌also missed the French Open.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/musetti-lorenzo/xtH2ODVI/"]Musetti[/a], ‌who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2024, has not ‌played since he fell ⁠to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruud-casper/zN9UpRqp/"]‌Casper Ruud[/a] in the fourth ​round of the Italian Open in Rome ​in mid-May.[/p][p][b]"I want to update you on my recovery ⁠from the ​injury I sustained in Rome: rehabilitation is going very well and the medical ‌results are encouraging," [/b]the 24-year-old Musetti wrote on Instagram.[/p][embed guid="a232c4b9-11d7-4f4d-8d83-4c1a71c02612" url="https://x.com/josemorgado/status/2067242681110073803" social-type="twitter" /][p]"Unfortunately, as I have not yet been able to begin a full athletic training program, and after careful evaluation, we have ‌come to the difficult conclusion ​that I will not ‌be able to participate in Wimbledon this year."[/p][p][b]"It is not an easy decision, but it is ⁠the right ⁠one."[/b][/p]

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