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Gael Monfils has confirmed he will miss Wimbledon after failing to recover from his foot surgery in time.

Monfils announced in May that he would required a ‘small procedure’ in his heel, although he had hoped to be back back for the The Championships.

The 35-year-old was named as the 19th seed earlier this week, but he wil now drop out instead and focus on returning later in the year at Hamburg and Kizbuhel.

“I have started to train again this week and I have felt really good,” Monfils said on Twitter.

“I will now be able to increase gradually my training and spend more time on the court to get back in shape both from a physical and tennis point of view.

“Due to my recent return to training and because of the physical demands of grass court tennis / best of five matches, my team and I have taken the decision not to play Wimbledon this year.

“I will focus instead on my preparation to be ready for the summer. I will return to competition in Hamburg followed by Kizbuhel before travelling to the US. See you all soon, Gael.”

Monfils was in decent form before his latest injury, with him reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.

He was forced to miss the French Open though after breaking down at the Madrid Masters against Novak Djokovic.

For all Monfils’ talent, he has never been beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon, and he has only ever done that once.

This article first appeared on Tennisbuzz and was syndicated with permission.

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