Milos Raonic withdraws from French Open due to foot injury
Milos Raonic withdrew from the 2015 French Open on Thursday as he recovers from foot surgery, he announced on Twitter.
Raonic recently became the highest-ranked Canadian tennis player ever, moving up to No. 4 after Rafael Nadal fell out of the top five after his loss to Andy Murray in the Madrid Open final earlier this month. Raonic is currently ranked sixth in the world.
Raonic also added the following encouraging tweet regarding his status for the next two Grand Slam events:
I will continue my rehab and procceed with preparations for a 100 percent strong Wimbledon and Queens run.Thank you for the love and support
— Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) May 21, 2015
Raonic is 21-9 and titleless in 2015. He lost in the quarterfinals in Madrid, the last tournament he played, to eventual winner Murray.
The year started off well for Raonic, as he made the finals of the Brisbane International, losing to Roger Federer in three sets. He lost in the quartefinals of the Australian Open to Novak Djokovic, who took home the year's first major title.
Raonic made the quarterfinals at Roland Garros last year, losing to Djokovic in straight sets.
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