Defending Champ Juan Martin Del Potro Will Not Play In The U.S. Open

There won’t be any repeat at the 2010 U.S. Open: defending champ Juan Martin Del Potro has withdrawn from the tournament, according to the USTA.

Del Potro has been out since the Australian Open, when he injured his right wrist, and was forced to undergo surgery on it. There had been a bit of confusion about whether he was planning on defending his title at Flushing Meadows after he kept his name on the entry list for the tournament. However, that was mostly a formality that merely kept alive the possibility that he could play if he recovered from surgery quicker than expected.