US Open 2021: Dominic Thiem out for rest of the year with wrist injury

Defending champion Dominic Thiem announced on social media on Wednesday the "tough decision" to pull out of this month's US Open. He pulls out after failing to recover sufficiently from a wrist injury he picked up in Mallorca in June. The 27 year old Austrian will also miss the remainder of the 2021 season. However, he said he had been making a good recovery before feeling renewed pain last week.

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"It has been a tough decision but I know this is what I have to do," he said. Thiem staged a memorable comeback in New York last year, losing the first two sets in the final before beating Alexander Zverev in five. The world number six struggled with form after the victory. Although, He takes a break from the game before losing his first round match at the French Open. He gave away at two-set lead against Pablo Andujar.

What Dominic Thiem posted on Twitter about US Open 2021 :

"Unfortunately, I've had to withdraw from the US Open and will miss the rest of the 2021 season," he posted on Twitter. "I'm really disappointed not to be able to defend the title in New York but I haven't recovered from the wrist injury I suffered back in June at the Mallorca Open."

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On Sunday, another former champion Roger Federer also pulled out of the US Open 2021. The 40 year old said that he needed further knee surgery and "will be out for many months".