The third Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2025, Wimbledon, has suffered a casualty with just over a week before it begins on June 30 after Casper Ruud withdrew from the grass-court competition due to ongoing injury concerns.
Ruud, through his management, revealed to local media in Norway on Saturday that he is back practising on court but his recovery has come a bit too soon for him to participate at SW19 this year, prompting his withdrawal.
“He’s back on the court, and things are going well, but it looks like playing best-of-five sets is unfortunately a bit too soon. Gstaad will be next for Casper now,” Ruud’s manager, Tina Falster, said to NTB.
The world No. 16 and two-time French Open finalist suffered a shock second-round exit at the clay court major last month, losing to unseeded Nuno Borges of Portugal.
Ruud said afterwards that he had been struggling with a knee injury for some time and he has not been in action on the men’s tour since, withdrawing from the grass court event in Mallorca.