Kei Nishikori withdrew from the 2020 Australian Open due to a right elbow injury.
Tennis Australia issued a statement Monday saying Nishikori had withdrawn from the season-opening major at Melbourne Park and from the ATP Cup, a new international men's team event which starts next week and will be played in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane.
Nishikori required minor elbow surgery in the off-season and it looks like he is still not ready.
"Today, together with my team, we have made this decision as I am still not 100 per cent ready (or) healthy to compete at the highest level," Nishikori said."This decision was not taken lightly as Australia is one of my favorite places to compete."
"Together with my team I will keep working hard to be back on court as soon as possible. Thanks for all the support."
