Milos Raonic is shutting himself down for the remainder of 2017 due to injury concerns, Tennis Canada announced Wednesday.
The Canadian has dealt with a variety of injuries this year.
He withdrew from both the Western & Southern Open and U.S. Open in consecutive weeks in August citing a wrist injury. These withdrawals were preceded by a disappointing second-round loss to Adrian Mannarino at the Rogers Cup.
Raonic underwent surgery on his left wrist in late August and returned to action roughly five weeks later only to retire from a match at the Japan Open in early October after suffering a calf injury.
It was the fifth event the 26-year-old withdrew from this year.
“It’s been a difficult and frustrating year,” Raonic said at the time. “I obviously wish I could have focused on tennis more rather than chasing help all the time.”
Raonic, currently ranked 12th on the ATP World Tour, finished 2017 with a 29-12 record.
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