Sebastian Korda withdraws from Wimbledon to rest injured feet as he targets hard-court comeback

"I have been dealing with terrible shin splints and beaten up feet for quite some time now," the 21-year-old American revealed on social media after his first-round exit at Eastbourne.

ByKamakshi Tandon

Published Jun 21, 2022

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Sebastian Korda has announced he is withdrawing from Wimbledon, saying foot problems will keep him from appearing in the grass-court Grand Slam.

The 21-year-old issued a statement following his defeat to John Millman in a first-round contest at the ATP Eastbourne grass warmup.

"I have been dealing with terrible shin splints and beaten up feet for quite some time now," Korda said on social media.

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Hopefully will be ready for the US Open series swing. Thank you all for the support❤️
— Sebastian Korda (@SebiKorda) June 20, 2022

Other foot injury withdrawals include No. 2 Alexander Zverev, who recently underwent right ankle surgery, and Naomi Osaka, who is having ongoing heel problems with her left Achilles tendon.

Korda is No. 46 in the rankings, having reached as high as No. 30 this season, and was coming off reaching the second round of Halle and third round of the French Open.

The rising young player also said he had been advised to "rest and recuperate" and aimed to be back for the hard court season, though he did not specify an event.

Korda's spot will be filled by a lucky loser from the qualifying competition.