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Tsonga was forced to retire in the second round at WImbledon and has not recovered in time for the U.S. Open
France’s world number 8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will miss the U.S. Open as he continues his recovery from a knee injury.
Tsonga has not played since being forced to retire in the second round at Wimbledon during his match against Ernests Gulbis in June.
The U.S. Open starts on the 26th of August at Flushing Meadows in New York,and Andy Murray is this year’s defending Champion. Tsonga’s best performance at Flushing Meadows came in 2011 as he reached the quarter-finals.
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“I have to take care of my health and make sure I can play 100 per cent,” the 28-year-old told his official website.
“The thinking is simple, the doctors told me it would be two months for my tendon to partially heal and five months to be completely healed.
“Two months is the amount of time between the injury and the US Open. It would be stupid for me to go there knowing full well that I have no chance because I’m not prepared enough.”
