VIENNA (AP) -- Jurgen Melzer says he will be out for nine months and miss the 2016 Rio Olympics following surgery on his left shoulder.
The formerly eighth-ranked Melzer, who hasn't played since the U.S. Open, has been struggling for years with persistent shoulder problems.
The 34-year-old Austrian, who was planning to play doubles at the Rio Games, said on his Facebook page on Friday ''after three months of conservative treatment I've decided to have my torn labrum arthroscopically repaired.''
Then he took to Twitter post-surgery.